The lightning outside the hall was already poised to pour down, but Xu Xiao inside had no intention of stopping his path of cultivation.
Now that he has attained the Dharma Body, all the obstacles blocking his way can now be ignored.
Xu Xiao put away his Dharma Body with satisfaction, then took out the golden gourd left by Zhenwu and poured out a pill the size of a longan.
The moment the elixir appeared, it caused the surrounding Spiritual Energy to converge wildly, and there was even a faint sign of dragons and tigers interacting.
" Laojun's Golden Core is indeed extraordinary."
In the Three Realms, who doesn't know that the pinnacle of alchemy is Taishang Laojun?
As the saying goes, once a Golden Core is swallowed, one can transform from a mortal to an immortal, skipping a thousand years of arduous cultivation.
Of course, those immortals who achieve the status of Heavenly Immortal are mostly Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. Although they have the name of immortals, they are actually just high-level oxen and horses that can be driven around at will.
In the path of cultivation, alchemy is merely an aid, not a shortcut.
Fortunately, Xu Xiao didn't care about these things. His Dao traces were already formed, and he had the foundation of multiple power systems that allowed him to traverse various realms, so there was no hidden danger of an unstable foundation.
Without hesitation, he swallowed the Golden Core, and in an instant, the immense medicinal power surged through his limbs and bones like a torrent.
The rare and precious materials contained within transformed into a massive amount of Spiritual Energy that continuously accumulated within Xu Xiao's body. His previously stagnant Magic Power surged instantly, his Dharma Body became full, his primordial spirit was abundant, and his cultivation level steadily increased.
With each dose of the pills, Xu Xiao's Magic Power steadily increased with the support of the medicinal effects!
Until, at the mysterious boundary between the mortal and immortal realms, Xu Xiao broke through in one fell swoop.
Heavenly Immortal, accomplished!
"Boom!!"
At the Mount Wudang Daoist temple, the thick, inky clouds of tribulation grew even deeper, with dazzling lightning flashing within them.
"That's strange. I clearly sensed the aura of the Great Dao Law just now. Uncle Xu should have finished condensing his Dharma Body, so why is the Tribulation of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation still hanging in the balance?"
Jade Maiden Taohua stood curiously under the eaves outside the main hall, gazing at the side hall not far away.
After giving their disciples Zhenwu's instructions, they didn't go to the main hall to serve Zhenwu while he studied. Instead, they waited here with curious expressions to see the 'excitement' Zhenwu had mentioned.
For something to elicit praise from the Great Emperor Zhenwu is a rare and significant event, even in the entire Southern Jambudvipa Continent, and they naturally wouldn't want to miss it.
"I find it strange too. Logically speaking, once the Dharma Body is formed and the Heavenly Dao senses it, the tribulation lightning should fall within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
The tribulation clouds in the sky remained, but there was still no sign of lightning.
The golden boy beside him also looked at the side hall with great curiosity in his eyes.
Despite their youthful appearance, these two are attendants of Zhenwu, possessing the cultivation of Heavenly Immortal and thousands of years of cultivation experience.
This Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation has been seen countless times in the past few thousand years, but never has it been so bizarre.
"Look, why are those tribulation clouds getting thicker?"
"Wait! This isn't the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, this is the Immortal Ascension Tribulation!!"
"But why is this heavenly tribulation so immense?"
Not only did the Golden Boy and Jade Girl notice the changes in the sky, but many disciples of the Mount Wudang Daoist temple also noticed the anomalies in the sky.
Even some beings in the surrounding mountains and even in the sky noticed this.
There are many cultivators in the Journey to the Journey to the West Origin Great World, but not many can become Heavenly Immortal. Most of them are disciples of Great Dao or cultivators who ascended from other lower dimensions.
The Great Emperor Zhenwu's Daoist temple is located on Mount Wudang. Many cultivators, upon seeing the dark, towering clouds stretching for thousands of miles, couldn't help but feel a sense of curiosity.
"Is another cultivator on Mount Wudang about to undergo the Heavenly Immortal Tribulation?"
"However, judging from the scale of these tribulation clouds, their power is probably much greater than that of an ordinary Heavenly Immortal Tribulation. They must be abhorred by the Great Dao!"
"This shouldn't be! Zhenwu is a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, and his disciples all cultivate the orthodox methods of the Xuanmen, taking it upon themselves to slay demons and eliminate evil. He shouldn't be subjected to such Great Dao rebuke!"
Something's fishy! We have to go check it out!
Several streaks of light rose from the blessed land of immortals near the Wudang Dojo, then headed towards the Zhenwu Daoist Sanctuary, stopping far away outside the lightning tribulation.
Going any further would result in being affected by the lightning tribulation, which is a great calamity for any cultivator and should not be attempted recklessly.
Moreover, entering someone else's tribulation without permission is considered an offense, let alone the tribulation of a cultivator from the Zhenwu Daoist Sanctuary.
Do you really think that only evil spirits and demons fall under the sword of the Great Emperor Zhenwu?
"Let's see which fellow cultivator has achieved such success. Judging from their demeanor, they must be one of the best among us to be subjected to such heavenly tribulation pressure."
A dozen or so people stood outside the range of the Heavenly Tribulation, observing quietly. Even several beings in the heavens above cast their gaze upon this place.
Xu Xiao, the protagonist, calmly got up from inside the side hall and Xu Xu walked outside.
Above the sky, lightning brewed an aura of great terror, and within it, a destructive force seemed to lock onto Xu Xiao.
"Indeed, its aura alone is several times stronger than the Golden Core Tribulation I went through. It truly lives up to its reputation as a combination of multiple heavenly tribulations."
Besides the Heavenly Immortal Tribulation and the Dharma Body Tribulation, the heavenly tribulations above his head also included the Dao Merging Tribulation, the Loose Immortal Tribulation, and the Earth Immortal Tribulation. Because Xu Xiao's advancement was too rapid, the Heavenly Dao could not react in time, and all these calamities came together at once.
An invisible divine wind blew around him, constantly penetrating Xu Xiao's flawless body, as if trying to turn his flesh and Magic Power into dust and carry it away with the wind; a lustful fire suddenly rose in his heart, burning Xu Xiao's true spirit and will, trying to refine him alive.
Divine Wind Tribulation! Heartfire Tribulation!
Apart from the lightning tribulation, all other tribulations began to arise after discovering Xu Xiao, the protagonist.
Xu Xiao was completely unfazed; instead, he calmly experienced the effects of the power on his body.
"Indeed, the divine wind penetrates not only flesh and blood, but also the soul and Magic Power. The lust in one's heart also ignites from the deepest part of the heart, devouring the soul and almost turning one into Beast of desire, causing one's path to be extinguished and one's soul to perish."
"Unfortunately, these things are nothing more than Qingfeng breeze or a flickering candlelight to me."
Xu Xiao chuckled, his magical Magic Power condensing around him. His atomic-level body control instantly solidified and tightened his entire body, blocking the divine wind that pierced through his bones and flesh.
"As for the burning desire?"
"It's been so long since I've felt this way!"
With a thought, as an avatar that had condensed the Divinity of Desire, the flames of desire from the Heartfire Tribulation were nothing more than candlelight to him.
In the blink of an eye, the burning desire that cultivators feared was suppressed by Xu Xiao with a few words, and he even managed to preserve a portion of that desire in its essence.
"These are all things I've already mastered; even the tribulations of Journey to the Journey to the West are nothing compared to this."
"Boom!!"
Perhaps sensing Xu Xiao's arrogance, the tribulation lightning brewing in the sky could no longer wait, and a purplish-red bolt of lightning struck down.