Emerging from Seclusion, Refining It Himself

At this moment, in the cultivation room, Li Yunjing slowly opened his eyes, a hint of enlightenment flashing in them.

"Is it possible to actively refine the Calamity Flame and use it for one's own purposes?"

He had only thought about safely surviving the Fire Tribulation, never imagining that he could turn the Tribulation Power into his own.

The Fire Tribulation Calamity is terrifying; if one can refine it for one's own use, it adds another trump card.

"It's worth a try," he muttered to himself, closing his eyes.

The spiritual energy within his body burned even more intensely, actively confronting the tribulation clouds overhead.

Boom! The scorching fire descended, but Li Yunjing neither dodged nor avoided it, meeting it head-on.

A sharp pain instantly swept through my entire body, as if my internal organs were being burned.

Li Yunjing gritted his teeth, activated the Nine-Turn Marrow-Cleansing Instruction, and guided the tribulation fire to temper his internal organs little by little.

After being burned by the fire of calamity, every inch of the internal organs became more resilient and more translucent.

During Li Yunjing's seclusion, following the destruction of the three sects, several smaller forces encountered trouble one after another.

The gods may go berserk, the earth's veins may collapse, or a beast tide may erupt.

The entire Tianyuan Dao Realm was in a state of panic, and more and more cultivators and deities were flocking to Luozhen Province.

The threshold of the Luozhen Sect was almost worn down by the crowds.

Who made Luozhen Province stand out from the crowd!

Fortunately, Mo Xuan was experienced and followed the rules set by Li Yunjing in an orderly manner to accept, settle, and register them.

The monks were registered, the deities entered the temple, and each found their place.

In contrast, the Primordial Beginning Valley was deathly silent.

Haoyang has been in seclusion for some time now, and there has been no news of him at all.

The remaining seven or eight deities faced increasingly difficult days.

Without the protection of the Gods' Hall, the Tribulation Qi grew stronger and stronger, and the divine body was eroded day by day.

Two more Lower God have quietly escaped, and no one knows where they went. They have most likely joined the Luozhen Sect.

The disciples of the Primordial Beginning Dao Sect were filled with fear and panic. Most of the sect was destroyed, and no one repaired it. It was a scene of ruins and desolation.

Everyone was waiting for Haoyang to emerge from seclusion, but no one knew what he would be like after he came out, or whether he would go berserk like Xuanjie.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

In early winter, at the meditation room on the back Luozhen Mountain.

A deep rumble echoed from the training room.

The entire mountain trembled slightly, and the crimson clouds above the summit slowly dissipated.

Golden sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone down.

The stone door slowly opened, Li Yunjing slowly walked out.

Li Yunjing's aura was restrained, making it impossible to discern its depth.

Only occasionally, a golden flame flashes deep within his eyes.

Tribulation Transcendence Second Stage, Fire Tribulation was completed.

Moreover, he successfully refined a portion of the tribulation fire and integrated it into his internal organs and Dao foundation.

Now, his physical strength and spiritual power purity have both increased significantly since the Wind Tribulation.

"Sect Leader!" Mo Xuan, Ding Qifeng, and the others who were waiting outside rushed forward, their faces full of joy.

Congratulations, Sect Leader, on successfully completing the Fire Tribulation!

Li Yunjing nodded slightly. "Yes, thank you all for your hard work these past few days."

"It's not hard work at all," Mo Xuan quickly replied.

"Sect Leader, quite a few things have happened during your seclusion. The Immortal Alliance has sent a letter inviting you to attend the Dao Realm Grand Assembly in three days, and also..."

He reported to Li Yunjing everything that had happened during Li Yunjing's seclusion.

The increase in deities, the progress of leyline runes, the situation at the borders, the chaos in the Dao Realm...

Li Yunjing listened quietly, nodding occasionally.

After Mo Xuan finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and then ordered, "I will attend the Dao Realm Grand Assembly. Before we depart, have the Third Fleet fully reorganized and accompany me to Heaven-Soaring City."

"Finish the ley line runes as soon as possible, and complete the ley line barrier as soon as possible."

"At the Gods' Hall, select another batch of gods; better to have none than to have inferior ones."

"Yes." Mo Xuan noted them down one by one.

Just then, Wangshu and Primordial Lord Bi Shui arrived together.

Both of them showed a hint of surprise when they saw Li Yunjing.

"Sect Leader, congratulations on Tribulation Transcendence." The two bowed in unison.

"Hmm." Li Yunjing nodded. "It's perfect that you're here. There's something I'd like to ask you."

"Please speak, Sect Leader," Wangshu said.

"Still no movement from Haoyang?" Li Yunjing asked.

Primordial Lord Bi Shui shook her head, her expression grave. "No, there's not a single word from Primordial Beginning Valley. It shouldn't have taken this long to refine that amount of Tribulation Power."

She paused, then said, "I'm worried... that he might end up like Xuanjie, his mind consumed by the Tribulation Power, going completely insane."

Li Yunjing's gaze darkened. "Pass down the order: raise the alert level at the border, increase the frequency of fleet patrols, and keep the mountain-protecting formations on high alert at all times."

After arranging the tasks, everyone dispersed.

Deep within the Primordial Beginning Valley, the secluded stone chamber has long lost its former splendor.

The stone walls were covered with cracks, the ground was covered with a layer of dark frost, and fine black particles floated in the air, which would cause a stinging pain if inhaled.

In the center of the stone chamber, the golden True Solar Fire blazed fiercely. Within the flames, Heavenly Lord Haoyang sat cross-legged, his golden-red divine robe mostly torn, revealing faint black patterns crawling on his exposed skin.

Damn it!

Haoyang clenched his teeth, and golden divine blood seeped from his forehead.

The dark, Tribulation Power that had invaded his body from the Blazing Sun Divine Spear was like a bone-deep affliction, refusing to dissipate even a fraction no matter how much the True Solar Fire burned it.

Instead, it grew stronger over time, constantly eroding his divinity like a living thing.

He originally thought that with his strength as Higher God, refining a mere Tribulation Power would be a piece of cake.

But reality slapped him hard in the face.

This Tribulation Power seemed to have a life of its own, growing stronger with each encounter; the more intense the True Solar Fire, the more ferocious its counterattack.

Less than two months have passed since the final outbreak of the God-Slaying Tribulation.

If this continues, I'll be devoured by the Tribulation Power before it even arrives.

Suddenly, the image of the War God Xuanjie state flashed through Haoyang's mind.

Dark eyes, uncontrolled power, and a terrifying combat strength far exceeding his usual level.

Was he destined to go mad like Xuanjie?

My mind was in turmoil when suddenly, an absurd idea popped into my head without warning.

If it can't be refined, then absorb it?

The thought startled even Haoyang himself.

From High Antiquity to the present, all gods have regarded the Tribulation Power as a raging flood or a ferocious beast, avoiding it at all costs.

Even the Divine Lord of the High Antiquity Divine Court once issued an order strictly prohibiting any god from actively absorbing the Tribulation Power.

Even the Divine Lord says so; actively absorbing it is practically suicide.

But then Haoyang thought again, he realized he couldn't refine the Tribulation Power at all. Since he couldn't refine it, why not take a gamble and actively absorb it?

Even if we fail, it's just death anyway. Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well give it a shot.

"Let's take a gamble."

A ruthless glint flashed in Haoyang's eyes.

He stopped using the True Solar Fire to refine the Tribulation Power, and instead, with a flick of his divine spark, he took the initiative to release the suppression of the Tribulation Power.

boom.

The pitch-black Tribulation Power exploded within his body in an instant, like thousands of poisonous insects gnawing at his soul.

Haoyang groaned, his muscles tensing, and golden divine blood seeping from his pores.

He gritted his teeth, using his divine sense to activate the True Solar Fire, enveloping the scattered Tribulation Power and gradually fusing it into the depths of his divine essence.

The pain was a hundred times greater than before.

It was as if the soul was being crushed on a millstone, only to be reshaped again and again.

The surface of the divine body kept cracking, but was constantly repaired by the True Solar Fire.

I don't know how much time passed.

The moment the last Tribulation Power completely merged into the godhood.

Buzz.

The golden flames around Haoyang suddenly surged, instantly filling the entire stone chamber.