Facing the tribulation!
I looked up at the massive halberd standing horizontally in the air.
Qi Yun knew that this was a precious opportunity that True Lord had won for him.
He immediately suppressed all distracting thoughts and sat down cross-legged in the cave once more.
He closed his eyes and completely immersed his mind in the [Great Luo Myriad Laws Dao Foundation] within his body, which contained infinite mysteries.
This time, it's no longer a life-or-death struggle, nor is it a hasty and urgent construction.
Rather, it is the result of meticulous refinement and profound understanding, like water dripping on a stone or a gentle spring breeze.
Time flies, and years pass quickly.
In this special environment isolated by the power of the True Lord.
Qi Yun focused intently and entered into a deep state of seclusion.
His first step was to "organize" the information.
He systematically sorted out, summarized, and absorbed all the insights, flashes of inspiration, and potential unleashed by pressure from the previous series of fierce battles, especially the grudge-filled struggle with the former Great Luo True Person.
Those subtleties that we didn't have time to savor during the high-speed breakthrough.
The memory is unforgettable, and the Dao Foundation resonates with it, becoming ever more solid.
Next is "integration".
Guided by his own will, he meticulously inspected and adjusted every detail within the [Supreme Dao Foundation].
He completely dispersed and absorbed the pure Dao essence originating from the former Dao Lord, transforming it into resources for the evolution of his own Dao Foundation, erasing all traces of the outside world.
This made it entirely unique to "Qi Yun" [Great Luo].
The flow of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements becomes more harmonious and natural, and the trajectory of birth and death in time and space becomes clearer and more profound.
Spring goes and autumn comes, and the seasons change.
Outside the mountain cave, apricot blossoms bloom and fade in the grove.
Countless cycles have passed.
Above the Great Void Mirror Heaven, the pitch-black halberd always stood silently, concealing the secrets of heaven and blocking external disturbances.
Fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Qi Yun, who had been sitting as still as a stone statue, experienced a slight fluctuation in his perfectly harmonious aura, which seemed to be one with heaven and earth.
He slowly opened his eyes.
Between the opening and closing of his eyes, the brilliant light he possessed when he first established his Dao Foundation fifty years ago was gone, as was the sharp and domineering aura he displayed when contending with resentment.
Instead, there is an extreme depth and tranquility.
Deep within the pupils, it seemed as if galaxies flowed and the universe was born and destroyed, the trajectory of the evolution of all things flashing by in an instant.
Ultimately, it returns to a state of ancient simplicity and tranquility, like the beginning of chaos.
He gently raised his hand, his fingers slightly spread.
Without needing to activate any Law Power, subtle changes naturally occurred in the small space above his palm.
The light was slightly distorted, and a faint yet profound Daoist intent naturally spread out.
With another thought, the [Great Luo Heaven] within his body trembled slightly, and a boundless yet effortlessly powerful force filled his entire body.
Compared to fifty years ago, this [Supreme Dao Foundation] is no longer a powerful tool that requires careful handling.
It truly became an inseparable part of his body and will, as natural as breathing.
Fifty years of refinement, fifty years of accumulation.
He finally mastered this domineering and unparalleled [Supreme Dao Foundation], polishing it to perfection, making its foundation so solid that there was no room for further advancement.
All insights have been fully digested, and all power is now under control.
At this moment, although his cultivation level is still suppressed to the Qi Refining Stage, he is only one step away from the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Qi Yun raised his head, his gaze seemingly able to pierce through the mountain cave, seeing the outside light, and also seeing the pitch-black halberd that still stretched across the Great Void Mirror Heaven.
Fifty years of tranquility have come to an end.
It's time to face the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Tribulation that was forcibly delayed.
An invisible, uplifting spirit slowly ignited deep within his calm eyes.
"When you reach the end of the watercourse, sit and watch the clouds rise."
Inside the mountain cave, Qi Yun had been sitting in meditation for fifty years, slowly rose.
With a thought, he no longer resisted or suppressed the [Great Luo Myriad Laws Dao Foundation] that had been eagerly stirring within him.
As if sensing his resolute will, a "hum!" sounded.
The jet-black halberd that had stood across the Great Void Mirror Heaven for fifty years, like a stabilizing needle that had isolated the world from all influences, emitted a low, soft hum.
It instantly transformed into a highly condensed black light, piercing through the air and returning to the side of Guan Sihai, the Desolate Halberd Shattering Void True Lord, who sat atop the Mirror Heaven with a blurred figure, standing quietly.
The protection has been removed.
The road ahead is one you must forge yourself.
At the top of the Great Void Mirror Heaven, the muscular man casually leaned back in his armchair, one hand supporting his chin, his eyes, which seemed to pierce through the void, held a hint of interest.
Their gaze fell upon the young, slender yet upright figure that slowly rose from the mountain cave.
"Is it about to begin?" he murmured to himself, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.
Just as Desolate Halberd True Lord withdrew his protection, Qi Yun fully resonated with heaven and earth, and he resolved to undergo tribulation, boom!
Boom!
Boom!
From the Northwest, the South, and overseas—in many unknown lands—the vast, abyss-like, and incomparably powerful gazes that had previously been silenced and retreated due to Guan Sihai's domineering intimidation have all "raised" once more, traversing the endless void and casting their gazes from afar!
These gazes carried curiosity, scrutiny, indifference, and even a hint of malice.
After all, it has been far too long—so long that many people have almost forgotten what it was like when a cultivator with the [Supreme Dao Foundation] ascended to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Every gaze clearly understood what this meant.
If this child successfully overcomes this tribulation, at the very least, the Limitless Devil Sect will gain another Great True Person with boundless potential, a peerless master among his peers!
On a grander scale, with such a foundation, stepping into the Foundation Establishment, the future—that supreme position of True Lord —is by no means a pipe dream!
A True Lord possessing Supreme Dao Foundation?
Its significance is enough to shake the current balance of power among many forces!
Suddenly, the winds of change rose again, and an invisible pressure permeated the world.
Although no one intervened, the "watch" from various giants was itself an invisible test.
Qi Yun seemed oblivious to all of this.
His entire being was immersed in the resonance between his own Dao Foundation and the Principle heaven and earth.
His figure slowly rose into the air, without needing to use any escape techniques.
Beneath his feet, the illusory image of the [Great Luo Myriad Laws Dao Foundation], which contained the birth and death of the universe and the flow of all laws, naturally manifested, radiating a magnificent Dao power, and gently lifted him up.
As his connection with the Dao Foundation and earth grew stronger, Qi Yun began to radiate boundless pure light.
That was the manifestation of the Dao Foundation being activated to its extreme.
The next moment, the void above his head rippled violently like waves.
A blurred portal, exuding an aura of antiquity, majesty, and a coexistence of calamity and vitality, slowly emerged and opened!
Beyond the portal lay not an ordinary sky, but a bizarre and wondrous realm, filled with the manifestation of Dao, the sounds of wind, fire, thunder, and the flow of time—the [Foundation Establishment Realm Heaven]!
Only Qi Refining cultivators who are about to undergo tribulation and True Person who have already achieved the Dao Foundation can perceive and enter this small world.
All the trials of Foundation Establishment Heavenly Tribulation will be completed within it.
Qi Yun slightly raised his eyes, the last trace of emotion in them subsided, leaving only absolute determination.
Without further hesitation, he allowed the Dao Foundation beneath his feet to support him, transforming him into a stream of Flowing Light, and resolutely plunged into the portal to the Foundation Establishment Realm Heaven!
The figure disappeared into the portal, and the vortex slowly contracted until it vanished completely.
In the world, only the remnants of the Supreme Dao intent remained, along with countless vast gazes that traversed the void, tightly locked onto that area, awaiting the final outcome.
The Supreme Being undergoes tribulation!
Let's begin!
His figure disappeared into the bizarre and fantastical portal to the Foundation Establishment Realm Heaven.
Qi Yun felt the surrounding scenery suddenly change.
There was no concept of heaven and earth or the four directions here. All around him were distorted and flowing, colorful Flowing Light, which sometimes turned into howling gales and phantoms, and sometimes condensed into a rushing river of flames. He was not allowed to observe the wonders of this Foundation Establishment Realm Heaven in detail. Almost the instant his figure solidified,
The calamity has arrived!
Qi Yun suddenly frowned, feeling an unbearable heat rising from beneath his feet!
The anger surged directly into the Yongquan acupoints on the soles of his feet.
Earth-Surging Yin Fire! Yang within Yin!
This fire does not burn external objects; it only incinerates the cultivator himself.
Starting from the Yongquan acupoint, it penetrates directly through the five internal organs and six bowels.
It passes through the Dantian and traverses the Purple Mansion.
It scorched the limbs and bones, and burned through the meridians of the whole body.
In an instant!
Covering the entire body!
"Ugh!"
Even with Qi Yun's resolute will, he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan at this moment.
He felt as if a raging furnace had been thrown into his body, his internal organs were being roasted on a fire, and his meridians were being pierced by needles and burned. Even his strong bones were faintly making a crackling sound as they were being forged!
This fire also ignited his True Essence and boundless Qi and Blood, which he had cultivated diligently for many years!
The originally gentle, flowing power now became fuel to fuel the fire, causing the yin fire to burn ever brighter within his body.
They seemed determined not to stop until they had reduced his entire life's cultivation, along with his physical body, to ashes!
His skin began to turn reddish, and wisps of white smoke carrying a burnt smell escaped from his pores.
His consciousness was even beginning to blur.
That was a sign that even the Divine Soul was beginning to be scorched by this yin fire!
This is one of the Three Calamities of Foundation Establishment: the Fire Tribulation!
Burning away the filth also burns away the very essence!
Countless cultivators at the Qi Refining Peak succumbed to the scorching Yin Fire of this first trial.
Ultimately, he failed to Dao Foundation and was instead burned to ashes, his soul scattered and his spirit dispersed.
Qi Yun frowned deeply, enduring the excruciating pain that was enough to drive anyone mad.
Immediately activate the [Great Luo Myriad Laws Dao Foundation] within your body!
The Great Luo Heaven trembled slightly, emanating the Supreme Dao aura that governs all laws.
Under the suppression of the [Supreme Dao Foundation], the Earth-Surging Yin Fire immediately subsided considerably. Although it remained intense and fierce, it was kept at a level that Qi Yun could sustain.
Qi Yun took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged.
This Earth-Surging Yin Fire is both a calamity and a baptism.
Only fire can forge true gold!
Without experiencing the tempering of the yin within yang and the Earth-Surging Yin Fire, how can one achieve True Person body!
With his mind focused, under the burning of the Earth-Surging Yin Fire, Qi Yun's physical body was like a porcelain vessel thrown into a raging fire, with cracks gradually appearing on its surface, which then slowly healed.
And in this process of disruption.
His physical body gradually reached a new level, stepping into a higher realm!