Heavenly Punishment!

"Elder Ge, it's a misunderstanding. We had no intention of causing conflict with your sect."

A cultivator stepped forward and bowed to Ge Yunxuan.

This was a cultivator from the Southern Region, so naturally he recognized Ge Yunxuan.

Ge Yunxuan glanced at the cultivator who had spoken:

"The outer sea has been blockaded; no one is allowed to enter."

The cultivator nodded quickly:

"Yes, Elder Ge, I'll take my men and leave immediately."

Without any hesitation, the cultivator immediately led the cultivators from the Southern Region away.

Others may not know Ge Yunxuan's style of doing things, but the cultivators of the Southern Region certainly do.

Although the opponent was only at the Golden Core stage, he was still quite formidable even when facing Nascent Soul Cultivator.

If it involves anything that threatens Xingfeng Sect, the other party won't care about your identity and will take action immediately.

The cultivators from the Southern Region had all left, and the remaining cultivators were somewhat hesitant.

They all turned to look at the other Nascent Soul Cultivator in the arena.

The Nascent Soul Cultivator had previously argued with the Xingfeng Sect looked at Ge Yunxuan and said:

"I am Cao Xian, an elder of the Northern Region's Sky-Supporting Alliance."

Ge Yunxuan remained silent as Cao Xian introduced himself, merely staring at him coldly.

Seeing that Ge Yunxuan remained silent, Cao Xian continued:

"Elder Ge, although your sect is powerful, it is still a force of our Canglan Star. Since ancient times, when our Nascent Spirit Transformation seniors break through, we have always invited major forces within the star to come and observe, so that we low-level cultivators can gain some insights from the breakthrough."

"With extraterrestrial cultivators about to invade, this is precisely the time to strengthen our power on Canglan Star. Your esteemed sect, as a pillar of Canglan Star, is here to prevent us from attending the ceremony. Aren't you afraid of causing resentment among other forces?"

Cao Xian still didn't want to give up; he had been stuck at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage for a long time.

If one could absorb some of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth released when Spirit Transformation expert broke through.

There's a high probability that they'll be able to break through.

Ge Yunxuan remained silent, simply waiting in place.

Cao Xian frowned. "Elder Ge, why don't you speak?"

A Golden Core cultivator actually ignored him.

If it were any other force, he would have already killed them.

But since the other party was a member of the Xingfeng Sect, he could only condemn them from a moral high ground.

After a moment, Ge Yunxuan's voice finally came:

"Ten breaths have passed. Since you all don't want to leave, then stay here forever!"

Upon hearing Ge Yunxuan's words, the cultivators in the arena immediately changed their expressions.

Then everyone remembered that Ge Yunxuan had mentioned ten breaths earlier.

If they do not leave after ten breaths, kill them on the spot!

Cao Xian shouted loudly:

"You, a mere Golden Core cultivator, think you can kill us all?"

But just as Cao Xian finished speaking...

Suddenly, more than a dozen red rays descended from the sky.

The red light was incredibly fast, reaching the heads of more than a dozen people in the arena in an instant!

More than a dozen cultivators, including Cao Xian, were instantly reduced to dust after being struck by the red light.

Even those at the Nascent Soul stage were powerless against this crimson light.

More than a dozen people were killed instantly!

The other cultivators present were utterly terrified by this scene and fled frantically in all directions.

They had no idea where those red lights had come from.

Its power was so terrifying that it could instantly kill even Nascent Soul Cultivator.

In no time at all.

The cultivators who had gathered there all dispersed and left.

Ge Yunxuan did not order anyone to pursue those people, nor did he use space-based weapons to attack them again.

After ten years, Xingfeng Sect now has more than sixty space-based weapons.

These sixty space-based weapons are all suspended in orbit around Canglan Star.

In addition to space-based weapons, Xingfeng Sect has launched thousands of satellites over the past decade, which now cover the four major domains of Canglan Star.

"Elder." Fan Long approached Ge Yunxuan and greeted him respectfully.

He hadn't expected that Ge Yunxuan would kill those Nascent Soul Cultivator without hesitation.

Ge Yunxuan looked at Fan Long and said:

"These people must die! Otherwise, even more will come."

Fan Long nodded, then respectfully said:

"This subordinate understands. I will never make the same mistake again. Elder, is the sect leader about to break through to the Spirit Transformation stage?"

The other powerful figures from the Xingfeng Sect also looked at Ge Yunxuan.

Upon learning that someone inside the sect was undergoing the Spirit Transformation Tribulation, their first thought was that Chen Feng was about to break through.

In their view, it was only natural for Chen Feng to break through to the Spirit Transformation.

This understanding is something that no other force has achieved.

It should be noted that for Nascent Soul Cultivator from other factions to break through to the Spirit Transformation, it takes at least several hundred years.

Chen Feng had only recently become Nascent Soul Cultivator, yet the members of the Xingfeng Sect felt that it was only natural for Chen Feng to break through to the Divine Spirit Transformation.

Ge Yunxuan shook his head:

"No, it's Senior Zhengjiao who's breaking through."

Fan Long was immediately startled upon hearing this. "Senior Zheng Jiao is about to break through to the Spirit Transformation?"

The others also showed surprise.

They were naturally very familiar with Zheng Jiao; he was the strongest figure in the Xingfeng Sect besides the sect leader.

If Zhengjiao can successfully Spirit Transformation, it will naturally benefit Xingfeng as well.

Ge Yunxuan didn't say anything more, but instead took out his phone to check the messages.

Liu Qian had already shared information about Zheng Jiao's tribulation of becoming a Nascent Spirit Transformation in the group chat.

The internal group chat of the Xingfeng Sect is quite lively at this moment.

Beaver: [If Senior Zhengjiao can successfully break through, then our Xingfeng Sect will have its first Spirit Transformation expert!]

Beaver was naturally very excited; Zhengjiao was Demon Race, and so was Demon Race.

The breakthrough of the Zhenjiao to the Spirit Transformation stage will further elevate the status of their Demon Race within the Xingfeng Sect.

He Menghan: [Senior Zhengjiao will definitely succeed in his breakthrough. I'll go to the sect to congratulate him after he does.]

He Menghan joined Xingfeng Sect's group chat some time ago, which means she has truly entered Xingfeng Sect's high-level circle.

At this moment, Liu Qian sent a message:

[Yunxuan, how are things going on your end?]

Upon seeing this message, Ge Yunxuan immediately replied: [I've already driven those people away.]

Beaver asked, "[What happened? Do you need me to come help?]"

Beaver is no longer with the Xingfeng Sect; she went to the Western Regions several years ago.

Through Zhengjiao's machinations, Beaver has become the deputy temple master of the Demon God Temple.

They now manage the Demon God Palace together with Su Wu.

Almost as soon as Beaver sent her message, Yue Yao sent hers:

[You're so far away, by the time we get here to help, it'll be too late. Don't worry, I'm here inside, so nothing will really happen. If anyone dares to come, I'll nuke them.]

Beaver: [Yeah, yeah, you're the best! How's that Nangong Yanyue doing?]

Yue Yao: [She's doing great. She comes to the workshop with me every day now. When are you coming back? We should get together.]

The two women immediately started chatting idly in the group, as if no one else was around.

Everyone seemed to have gotten used to this, and no one spoke while Yue Yao and Beaver were chatting.

Because once these two women start talking, if they get involved, no one knows what they might say.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past three days, the thunderstorms in the great forest have not stopped at all.

More and more cultivators from the Xingfeng Sect gathered outside the great forest, all of them sitting cross-legged around the forest, cultivating.

The surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi had almost materialized.

"It's been three days, and Senior Zhengjiao's tribulation still hasn't ended?"

Liu Qian looked at the distant horizon, a worried expression on his face.

"Don't worry, Senior Zhengjiao will definitely be alright," Yinyin comforted her from the side.

Just then, the lightning flashing in the distant forest gradually subsided.

At the same time, the Spiritual Qi around them grew increasingly dense.

"The tribulation is over, and the vital energy will soon enter the body!" Elder Meng exclaimed suddenly.

He clearly had some understanding of how cultivators advanced to the Nascent Spirit Transformation.

Liu Qian asked, "Has this meant you've successfully broken through?"

Elder Meng shook his head. "Not yet. The Spirit Transformation Tribulation is only the first step. After that, you still need to go through the tribulation of inner demons. Only by overcoming both can your Primordial Spirit be completely stabilized."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qian's relaxed expression turned serious again.

Time passed slowly, and about half an hour later.

A terrifying pressure suddenly appeared over the great forest.

As soon as this oppressive aura appeared, cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the cultivators sitting cross-legged around them.

Many people simply collapsed to the ground.

However, Liu Qian and some other martial artists did not feel anything was amiss.

Liu Qian looked at Elder Meng and asked in confusion:

What's going on?

Elder Meng's face was also pale at this moment, and he said in a trembling voice:

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the emergence of primordial energy, a higher level of existence than Spiritual Qi, which only Spirit Transformation cultivators can control!"

"Manager Liu, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is extremely pure, which is of great help to us low-level cultivators! I'll cultivate first and then talk to you later."

Elder Meng then sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Not only him, but the other cultivators of the Xingfeng Sect, although affected by the oppressive aura, all endured the discomfort and sat cross-legged on the ground to cultivate.

Only a quarter of an hour had passed when a cultivator in the arena broke through to a higher level.

Elder Meng's aura suddenly surged, and he directly advanced from the early stage of Golden Core to the middle stage of Golden Core.

Sensing the changes in his body, Elder Meng's face lit up with joy:

"It's rumored that the spiritual energy generated when Spirit Transformation cultivator breaks through is of great help to lower-level cultivators. I never thought it was true! It's just a pity that there's so little pure spiritual energy."

Elder Meng looked around and realized that although there were many Golden Core cultivators who had achieved breakthroughs like him...

But many more people failed to make a breakthrough.

Those who failed to make a breakthrough all wore expressions of disappointment.

This is because there are too many cultivators here, and the amount of spiritual energy that each person can receive is very limited.

Just then, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the distant horizon!

"Hahaha, I've succeeded! I've succeeded!"

The laughter was deafening, echoing in all directions, sounding as if divine might had descended upon the world.

The people around looked up.

A golden phantom appeared in the sky above the great forest.

The golden phantom was so large that it almost filled the entire sky.

At first, the golden phantom remained ethereal, but it quickly solidified, revealing an enormous beast of immense size.

This behemoth's head alone was equivalent to a mountain.

The golden behemoth glanced at the group of the Xingfeng Sect cultivators outside the great forest.

The cultivators of the Xingfeng Sect felt a chill run down their spines when they were stared at by the giant beast.

In front of them, they were like ants.

Elder Meng was the first to react, and he respectfully bowed to the golden beast:

"Congratulations on your advancement to the Spirit Transformation! From now on, you may even achieve immortality!"

The other cultivators also bowed and offered their congratulations.

Although the golden behemoth was enormous, they recognized it at a glance as the Crimson Demon.

After all, not everyone can have that defiant gaze.

Amidst the congratulations of the crowd, the enormous golden Primordial Spirit of the cunning demon slowly dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, a black Demon Beast of normal size flew over from a distance.

This black Demon Beast was covered in black scales, had three long horns on its head, and had crystalline bone spikes on its limbs.

This Demon Beast was naturally cunning and treacherous.

The golden phantom just now was merely his Primordial Spirit separated from his body; this is his true form.

Liu Qian hurriedly stepped forward:

"Senior, you've finally broken through! I was so worried about you."

Zhengjiao glanced at Liu Qian and said confidently:

"What's there to worry about? Isn't my breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation a sure thing?"

Liu Qian laughed heartily:

"You're right, senior. I was worrying unnecessarily."

Zhengjiao then said:

"My breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation is not only a major event for me, but also for the Xingfeng Sect. Inform all forces within and outside the seas that I am going to hold Spirit Transformation Ceremony!"

The Ceremony of Spirit Transformation Being!

This is something that many Spirit Transformation cultivators hold after advancing to the next level.

Firstly, it serves to inform other Spirit Transformation level forces that a new Spirit Transformation has emerged.

Secondly, it helps to establish prestige within one's faction.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qian hesitated, "This..."

Zhengjiao glared at him. "What? You disagree?"

Yinyin, who was standing to the side, suddenly said:

"Manager Liu wants to hear my brother's opinion."

Upon hearing Yin Yin's words, Zheng Jiao immediately turned his gaze towards the Xingfeng Sect:

"There's no need to listen to his opinion. He's only been in seclusion for ten years, and it will probably take him another hundred years or so to reach the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage. If we wait for his opinion, who knows how long we'll have to wait."

Liu Qian was startled. "It will take that long? But the sect leader told me that he could trigger the Heavenly Tribulation in a dozen years at most, and then he would only need to go to the Heavenly Illusion Pool to temper his mind."

Zheng gave Liu Qian a sly look:

"You believe him just because he says so? Breaking through to the Spirit Transformation is incredibly difficult. Even if he has a Spirit Transformation artifact, he still needs a long period of cultivation to reach the pinnacle of his realm before he can break through. Go and prepare for the Spirit Transformation Ceremony now, don't waste any time."

Having finally broken through to the Spirit Transformation, Zhengjiao naturally wanted to show off his power.

Just as Zheng Jiao finished speaking...

Suddenly, the once clear blue sky changed color, turning blood red.

This blood-red color appeared very suddenly, as if someone had used a layer of dye to directly color the sky red.

"This is..." Zheng Jiao's eyes widened, filled with shock.

Liu Qian also looked up at the sky:

What's going on?

Just as Liu Qian finished speaking, an even more terrifying pressure than that Zheng Jiao had experienced during his tribulation appeared between heaven and earth.

Not only in the Northern Territory, but the entire sky of Canglan Star turned blood red at this moment.

At this moment, all living beings on Canglan Star looked up at the sky.

Fear was etched on everyone's face.

Inside Sunset Valley.

Lu Linyuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.

His two eyes, one black and one gold, were fixed intently on the sky.

"Divine punishment! How is this possible!"

He rarely showed any emotion, but at this moment his face was filled with shock and astonishment.

Heavenly punishment is a legendary tribulation of lightning.

To be precise, this should no longer be considered a tribulation of lightning.

Ordinary lightning tribulations are merely the condensed will of a cultivation star, specifically designed to bring calamities upon cultivators.

But divine punishment is different; it represents the will of the entire star field.

Throughout history, only cultivators at the Void Refinement stage have been able to trigger divine punishment.

Because cultivators who reach the Void Refinement stage need to steal the primordial energy within the star field, the star field will unleash heavenly punishment when a Void Refinement cultivator breaks through.

But now, a divine punishment has appeared on their Canglan Star.

Could it be that someone on their Canglan Star has advanced to the Void Refinement stage?