The Upgrade, the Immortal Venerable Awakens
[Training Room (lv10)]
[Current spiritual effect: Spiritual Qi concentration +100%, cultivation speed +100% when cultivating here, risk of Qi Deviation -95%]
An initiation can be triggered once every eight days, increasing cultivation by 60%, with an additional 38% chance that the cultivation increase during the initiation will be doubled.
During the initiation, there is a +60% chance to trigger Clear Spirit Platform, temporarily increasing comprehension by 60% (lasting one day).
During initiation, there is a +38% chance to trigger Celestial Person Insight, increasing the proficiency level of your cultivation techniques by one level.
During the initiation, there is a +18% chance to trigger Heavenly Dao's Favor, permanently increasing your Root Bone by 9 points.
During the initiation, there is a +3% chance to trigger the Root Bone Sublimation, and the Root Bone will be transformed into Special Spirit Bone.
During the initiation, there is a +0.001% chance to trigger "Dao Body Awakening", randomly obtaining a type of Innate Dao Body (the probability is constant and will never change).
During the initiation ceremony, there is a +5% chance to trigger "Spirit Vein Resonance," temporarily mobilizing the Spirit Vein Spiritual Qi within a 50-foot radius to assist cultivation, directly raising one's cultivation level by one minor realm.
[LV11 Spiritual Effect Preview: Spirit Gathering and Purification (Tenfold Purification of Spiritual Qi), Spirit Concentration and Soul Stabilization (40% Increase in Soul Resistance), Earth Vein Body Protection (30% Buffer of Tribulation Power), Dao Rhyme Empowerment (Double the Efficiency of Enlightenment).]
[Required to upgrade to level 11: 500,000 catties of top-grade spirit jade, 10 Earth Vein Crystal, 3 Soul-Nourishing Wood, and a set of Dao Source Runes.]
Li Yunjing glanced at the consumption.
Li Yunjing's sect has a deep foundation, and although these materials are precious, they are still available.
"Upgrade," he murmured to himself.
A soft hum resonated throughout the cultivation room.
The original array patterns on the wall slowly faded away, and then even more mysterious golden patterns grew out of the stone wall, spreading like living things.
Warm, moist earth energy surged from the ground, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the air rose at a visible rate, gradually becoming so dense that it was almost liquid.
Faint ancient characters from the Daoist origin appear on the roof, the ground, and the four walls, flowing endlessly.
The upgrade was completed in a very short time.
Li Yunjing stepped inside, and a warm, moist Spiritual Qi rushed towards him. He inhaled it, and without any deliberate refining, it automatically integrated into his meridians.
Within his sea of consciousness, his spirit was at peace, his Dao heart was clear, and even his distracting thoughts had diminished considerably.
The earth's energy flowed slowly beneath his feet, forming an invisible protective shield that enveloped the entire training room.
"Truly extraordinary." Li Yunjing nodded slightly.
With the blessing of this level 11 training room, the chances of successfully surviving the Wind Tribulation have increased by at least 20%.
He did not immediately begin his seclusion, but instead turned and returned to the Luozhen Grand Hall.
Mo Xuan was already waiting in the hall.
"Sect Leader, you were looking for me?"
"Hmm." Li Yunjing sat down. "I will go into seclusion to undergo the Wind Tribulation in three days. During my seclusion, all sect affairs will be decided by you."
"Yes, sir!" Mo Xuan bowed, his expression solemn.
"Remember, keep a low profile as much as possible," Li Yunjing instructed. "Strengthen border patrols and solidify the defenses. Do not initiate conflict with the Primordial Beginning Dao Sect. Continue to block the news of the Divine Seal of Creation; keep it a secret for as long as possible."
"If Haoyang makes any moves, there's no need for a direct confrontation. Just safeguard the mountain's protective formation. We'll make further plans after I emerge from seclusion."
Mo Xuan nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I understand. There will definitely be no trouble in the sect. You can focus on your Tribulation Transcendence."
Li Yunjing gave a few more details and then dismissed Mo Xuan.
Afterwards, he met with several core elders, including Fang Tong, Ding Qifeng, and Gu Lin, as well as Zhi Qianshu, Old God Lingmu, and others, and explained everything to them one by one.
Everyone knew the importance of the matter and readily agreed.
Three days later, everything was arranged.
Li Yunjing, dressed in a blue robe, came to the cultivation room alone.
The stone door slowly closed behind him with a dull thud.
The room was softly lit and filled with Spiritual Qi atmosphere.
Li Yunjing walked to the jade bed and sat cross-legged.
"Let's begin." He closed his eyes, and the Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture to circulate at full speed.
The Spiritual Qi around him surged into his body like a tide, impacting the final barrier of the Void Refinement Perfection stage.
The path of Wind Tribulation begins here.
Time always seems to fly by when you're in seclusion.
On the first day of seclusion, the barrier to the Void Refinement Perfection stage began to loosen.
On the second day of seclusion, the spiritual energy began to transform, changing from liquefaction to radiant light.
At noon on the third day, a booming sound came from within Li Yunjing's body, as if the world had just begun to open.
The crystal-clear light surrounding him suddenly surged, then quickly subsided.
The originally liquid spiritual energy completely transformed into a pale golden radiance, flowing slowly through the meridians, each circulation carrying immense power.
At this moment, his total spiritual energy officially entered the level of a Bandit Cultivator.
Not only that, the spiritual energy within Li Yunjing's body was also constantly condensing and increasing.
If the total spiritual power of an ordinary cultivator who has just entered the Tribulation Transcendence Realm is one, then Li Yunjing's spiritual power is five times that amount.
The foundation he laid through previous cultivation, coupled with the nourishment from the heavenly materials and earthly treasures and the Dao Realm Origin he had absorbed over the years, made his foundation far surpass that of cultivators of the same level.
"This is the spiritual power of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm." Li Yunjing looked inward at himself, feeling the surging power within his body, and nodded slightly.
No wonder cultivators experience a leap in their life level after entering the Tribulation Transcendence.
He finally understood why.
With this amount of spiritual energy, Void Refinement cultivator poses absolutely no threat to Bandit Cultivator.
Bandit Cultivator could drown a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage using only spiritual power; there was no need for other methods.
Li Yunjing calmed himself down and was about to continue his cultivation.
But just then, he suddenly felt a heat in his chest.
The heat traveled up his chest and down to his abdomen, and soon something strange appeared in his Dantian.
A jade-colored bone fragment, about an inch long, was currently floating quietly above the Dantian.
The jade piece was emitting a soft glow, as if it had come to life.
The Feathered Immortal Bone stirred something within Li Yunjing.
He obtained this piece of Immortal Bone by chance in his early years when he was investigating the matter of the White Bone Daoist. In the end, he obtained this piece of Immortal Bone from the White Bone Daoist.
This piece of Immortal Bone was formed from the essence of the bones of Transcendence Immortal Venerable from the upper realm after his fall.
Over the years, it has been gently nurtured within his body, occasionally nourishing his physical form and stabilizing his spirit, but without any other activity.
Why did it suddenly react at this moment?
Just as he was wondering, an old yet gentle voice suddenly rang in his mind.
"Young friend, don't panic." The voice was gentle, like a spring breeze.
Li Yunjing's heart skipped a beat. "Who?"
"Transcendence Immortal Venerable, we've met before, have you forgotten?" The voice carried a hint of amusement.
Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing instantly recalled what happened back then.
Several years ago, when Li Yunjing obtained the Five Aggregates Cauldron, it was the Transcendence Immortal Venerable intervened and made the Five Aggregates Cauldron obediently be refined by Li Yunjing.
After that, the Transcendence Immortal Venerable disappeared without a trace, but now he has reappeared.
"The Immortal Venerable has awakened again. Is something important?" he asked calmly.
"Seeing that you are about to undergo the Wind Tribulation and have embarked on the most perfect path to the foundation of your Dao, I have come out to give you a reminder," said the Transcendence Immortal Venerable slowly.
"While the ordinary method of overcoming the Wind Tribulation may lead to success in reaching the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, it will damage one's fundamental foundation. Even if one becomes an immortal in the future, one will only be Lower-Grade True Immortal with limited potential, and will find it difficult to achieve great things in one's lifetime."
"I possess a method called the Nine-Turn Marrow-Cleansing Instruction, which uses the power of Wind Tribulation to refine the physical body, meridians, and soul nine times. After Tribulation Transcendence, one's foundation will be perfect and flawless, and one's Dao foundation will be unbreakable. In the future, one's starting point for becoming an immortal will be much higher than that of ordinary people, and there will be even more opportunities to reach higher realms."