Four years had passed in Heavenly Tribulation.
Silver-black Thunderbolt surged into the clouds, crisscrossing like beams and pillars, as though a divine palace had descended to suppress this place. From within that palace, Dark Crimson Yin Flame blazed forth, eroding lifespans and burning Dharma Bodies with its yin fire.
Lightning and fire swept through, and the divine palace opened wide. What finally poured out were streams of blue-gray Origin Wind, which blew every celestial manifestation clean from the sky.
"[The Northern Heaven Altar Thunder Palace, whence calamities and tribulations emerge: lightning, Exile and Destruction; fire, Heavenly Decline; wind, Subdual and Collapse.]"
The heavy, dark clouds gradually dispersed, revealing the golden-red hall below.
Its doors stood wide open. A man in silver robes walked slowly out, a long sword of pale silver with diamond patterns strapped to his back. The aura of Thunderbolt and Tribulation Punishment around him was almost solid.
During these years of secluded cultivation, Xu Xuan had made tremendous progress in his spell cultivation. His manifestations had grown more complete, and he had already reached the utmost limits of the Purple Mansion Middle Stage.
He could now activate the [Secret Principles of the Three Calamities' Manifestation] at will, commanding the Three Calamities to suppress and annihilate in the form of a divine palace. Combined with the Heavenly Register and Black Laws within him, it possessed all manner of wondrous effects.
As for the [Great Unity Moon Eclipse Secret Method] and the [Tribulation Law Thunder-Proclaiming Sword Explanation], he had comprehended them thoroughly and grasped all their mysteries. He had even cultivated the [Supreme Clear Profound-Mystery Dharma Body] to its third Vertical and Horizontal, making it tougher and more adaptable than before.
"It's time to seek out some Clear Qi and Wu Earth spirit treasures."
At present, he possessed only