Shi Feiyang spread open the Five Lotus Thrones. His true self and five incarnations used no magic treasures to defend themselves, merely holding up the three flowers above their heads and allowing the all-heavens divine thunder to batter their bodies and spirits. The purple-green divine flame above them, already fused with his essence, qi, and spirit, underwent the tribulation alongside them.
He already possessed the attainment, merit, divine abilities, and magical power of a Golden Immortal. All he lacked was the final nourishment of the heavenly realm.
He knew that even if he successfully ascended today, his chances of remaining in the Lingkong Immortal Realm were exceedingly slim. Thus, he used these myriad bolts of heavenly thunder to hammer and temper his Golden Immortal body!
The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was drawn away by him, nearly a third of it, while the rest fell into Constellation Heaven below.
Jinxu Nu had received Shi Feiyang's guidance long ago. He had already cultivated a yang spirit, attained an extremely high level of Dao practice, and accumulated countless merits.
By rights, neither his ascension nor Shi Feiyang's should have triggered a heavenly tribulation. The tribulation was therefore not directed at them. This Nine Heavens Divine Thunder had been triggered by “Turbid Qi”; its targets were Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain and those whose cultivation was insufficient. Thus, even if they failed, they could still preserve their yang spirits rather than being reduced to ash.
Following Shi Feiyang's instructions, Jinxu Nu also drew a portion of the tribulation thunder toward himself.
The Zhoutian Cosmic Light Disc underwent the tribulation with him. Suspended above his head, it unfolded and manifested the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions of the heavens, which hovered around him.
Light flickered, brilliant rays bursting within it. Every star and every glimmer of starlight was