"Purple Mansion Realm Perfection... whew. Next is the Qi Sea Uniting Spirit Dao."
After breaking through to Purple Mansion Perfection, Zhang Yuan did not let himself relax. He merely stopped circulating the Great Qian Primordial Soul-Refining Scripture and switched to the Misty Sea Layered Tower Heaven-Splitting Scripture, attempting to advance from the peak of the Fate Lord Realm to early Spirit Calamity.
The environmental Conceptual Image of the [Underworld-Penetrating Soul-Severing Palace] suited the Misty Sea Layered Tower Heaven-Splitting Scripture perfectly. Here, cloud and water qi were inexhaustible, an endless well to draw from. Zhang Yuan was unsure whether the Demon King Palace farther ahead would offer another environment suitable for cultivating the scripture, so making as many breakthroughs here as possible was the best choice.
Spirit Calamity... as the name suggests, once Life Masters reach this realm, they encounter spirit calamities-natural disasters and earthly catastrophes born within the heart-lake of their Sea of Consciousness. This is actually a realm where fortune and misfortune lean upon each other. Spirit calamities bombard the heart-lake, but cultivators can also wield them as a means of attack. From peak Fate Lord to peak Spirit Calamity, there are four minor spirit calamity trials to pass, much like the Three Celestial Trials.
The Qi Sea Uniting Spirit Dao was fundamentally derived from the ancient methods of the Sha Ingestion Gang Devoration Path. Many aspects of its early cultivation bore traces of that path. The Four Minor Spirit Calamity Trials, for example, closely resembled the Three Celestial Trials, though they were certainly less intense.
The only thing to watch out for was whether one's Primordial Spirit and soul could withstand the bombardment of the spirit calamities. That was the most dangerous aspect of Spirit Calamity.
*Ordinary cultivators need to be careful, but my Nascent Soul has already