Heavenly Tribulation Register

Hu Mang finally remembered what he had forgotten.

Or rather, he always felt that there were some things the big shots hadn't taken with them, or couldn't take with them, but he never figured out what they were.

Because this thing isn't high-end at all; in fact, it's so simple it's almost unbelievable.

It was Hu Mang who temporarily controlled the "Demon-Subduing City Thunder Net" through a series of Wood Element manipulations.

This is something that the big shots absolutely cannot take away. Even if they completely destroy this city, as long as this Thunder Commandery Domain still exists, the Thunder Net will eventually be reborn.

Moreover, Hu Mang, the Thunder God, knows all the switch points.

No matter how much those big shots mess things up, the Thunder Net of this Demon-Subduing City continues to operate normally.

Hu Mang also realized what was wrong that he had been vaguely sensing before.

How come this wild Thunder Net is just as reliable as the Heavenly Gate electric grid?

"If this Demon-Subduing City is truly hiding something, it must be within the Thunder Net."

Hu Mang closed his eyes, sank his Divine Sense into the depths of his sea of consciousness, and began to mobilize the Thunder God's power that he had long sealed away, which was the foundation he had accumulated by controlling the power of thunder.

Although his priestly position had long been abolished, his experience and insights from dealing with the power of thunder were like a brand etched into his bones, never truly disappearing.

The Hu Mang's eyes were instantly filled with a dense Thunder Net.

Then, his Divine Sense transformed into a lightning spear shadow, shooting out from between his eyebrows and accurately striking the nearest Thunder Net node in front of him.

The instant that node was triggered, his consciousness seemed to be suddenly pulled by a powerful force, as if he were grabbed by an invisible hand and pulled out of the real world, into the network composed of lightning and light.

The surrounding scenery changed dramatically in an instant; the compound of government offices disappeared, the ruins of the Demon-Subduing City disappeared, and the dark, cloudy night sky disappeared as well.

Instead, there was an endless expanse of silvery-white space.

It was a world composed of pure lightning power, without any distinction between up, down, left, or right, or between near and far, or depth and breadth. Only countless silver-white light bands crisscrossed and traversed the space, like living giant lightning pythons slowly swimming in the void.

The light emitted by those light strips was not dazzling, but rather had a soft, moonlight-like quality, illuminating the entire space.

"Therefore, to enter this space, in addition to needing the qualifications of a priest, one also needs considerable skill in controlling the power of thunder."

If it were only the first two, Hu Mang felt that even the big shots in the Azure Mysterious Realm could simulate them.

And thinking back to that Heavenly Tribulation Imperial Dynasty, it was once the great enemy of the Orthodox Mystic Gate, that is, the three families of righteousness, demonism, and Buddhism.

"Therefore, the most important point is that those who enter this space are not disciples of the orthodox sects of the Orthodox Mystic Gate."

This is probably the biggest reason why those big shots didn't discover it.

Even if they possess the ability to calculate celestial secrets, these secrets are concealed within this Thunder Commandery Domain.

Moreover, no one would suspect that a city prison could hold any valuable treasures; their real target was still that female immortal.

Of course, not everyone thinks that way.

Because the Hu Mang clearly sensed that there were areas in this world of thunder where people were active.

The deeper you go, the more ancient and profound the aura of the Thunder Net becomes, as if it is traversing layers of time, heading back to a distant, forgotten era.

The colors of those light bands were also changing, gradually transitioning from a silvery-white surface to a deep pale gold, and then to an even deeper, almost transparent, glass-like texture, exuding an indescribable primordial aura, as if from the beginning of time.

Hu Mang didn't want to verify whether these things were real or illusory, because whether they were real or illusory, they all possessed the ability to easily kill him.

Then, the Hu Mang saw an Ascension Platform!

It was the same as the Ascension Platform I had seen in the Tribulation Eye, only smaller in size and covered with unfathomable lightning patterns.

Then, the Hu Mang saw a corpse.

The corpse of Old Chen Sheng.

There was a sword next to the body, and a coffin beneath it.

The sword is a demon-slaying treasure sword from the Sword-Nurturing Sha-Cleansing Pool.

The coffin is from the Rebirth Shrine.

The corpse was Old Chen's corpse.

The styles are all familiar.

Hu Mang walked to the opposite side of the corpse and discovered that the old man's cause of death was a sword wound between his eyebrows, followed by a shallow bloodstain.

Judging by the time, the old man had been dead for at least two months, but his body not only did not decompose, but also showed some signs of becoming jade-like.

While it wasn't like the description in "The Corpse Liberation Book" where a successful Corpse Liberation would fill the room with fragrance, it didn't seem like a failure either.

Especially the lewd look on the old man's face; it didn't look like a murder at all.

Hu Mang silently picked up the Storage Bag next to the other person's belt, shook it, and pulled out a letter, a strange jade pendant, and a jade scroll.

Hu Mang first picked up the jade pendant and found that the front was engraved with "Xuan" and the back with "Yue". With the stimulation of his Law Power, a rich innate earth element spiritual light surged out.

"This concentration of earth-elemental Spiritual Qi could only be found inside the Heavenly Gate when creating an artificial Dragon Vein."

"That was the golden age of civil engineering."

Hu Mang muttered a complaint, then opened the letter. As expected, it was addressed to him.

"Brother Hu, by the time you read this letter, I will most likely be dead. But don't be sad or upset, because I might not be dead and am enjoying myself up there now."

In the following letter, Old Chen enthusiastically described the chaotic battles and infighting among various bigwigs after he left, in which he recognized none of the names or Buddhist titles.

"... In short, having witnessed so many earth-shattering, pinnacle figures of their realm, my restless heart is utterly restless. Therefore, I intend to make one last gamble. Yes, just as you guessed, I will undergo a corpse -Corpse Liberation ascension to immortality!"

"I could not possibly accomplish this on my own, so I intend to use the terrain here to aid in the Corpse Liberation corpse."

"I'm practically a Prison-Subduing Official myself, and when I was setting up those strange Law Artifact for you, I actually vaguely discovered this place. I was planning to study it with you later, but you disappeared without a trace, so I had to come here by myself."

"To be honest, while those righteous disciples Law Power, they're not exactly bright. When I told them you were severely injured by that immortal and escaped using your own secret Secret Method, they actually believed me without much suspicion."

"I told Zhen'ezi that the world was dangerous and I wanted to ask for Dao Yang Lightning to protect me. Then I used the same excuse to get a wisp of sword intent from that Fairy Yundu. These two, considering me as half a 'comrade,' were very generous in giving it to me."

"So after those True Person Refining Spirit to Return to the Void left, I immediately began to carry out my plan."

"First, I used the Yang Thunder of Zhen'ezi, along with my identity Prison-Subduing Official, to break through the Thunder Net and enter this space. Then, I used the innate divine Divine Sword Sect here to re-nourish the Demon-Subduing Divine Sword I had prepared. At the same time, I began to apply Ghost Makeup. That's right, I'm going to impersonate the Fairy Yundu Bai Ningjie, and then use her sword intent to Corpse Liberation!"

"While I was putting on my makeup, I took the opportunity to write this letter to you, Brother Chen, because I know that besides myself, the only person who could enter this place is you, Brother Chen, and only you can see this letter."

"To be honest, my successful Corpse Liberation this time was entirely due to opportunism, with only a 20% chance of success. Therefore, this letter is also a last will and testament. Brother Chen, you must read it to the end."

You're 20% confident that it's all just opportunism? You're really overconfident.

Hu Mang mentally scoffed, then immediately changed the page.

"I have no other attachments in this mortal world, except for my granddaughter, Chen Xiaoguo. I spent a great deal of effort and resources to get her accepted into the Heavenly Gate Jade Ruins Sect of innate cultivation. However, her Root Bone is not good, and her cultivation ability is probably limited. If you ever have the chance to meet her, please take care of her for me. And if you find any rare treasures, don't forget to send them to her. Whether I'm up here or down here, I will always remember your kindness."

You're really not being polite. If I didn't help you, were you planning to haunt me as a ghost?

"I won't let you help me for nothing. Without someone like me who can even read the Jade Office Immortal Script, you probably wouldn't know the use of this 'Heavenly Tribulation Register' even if you had it in your hands. My 20% chance of achieving corpse Corpse Liberation depends on one-tenth of Fairy White's sword intent and the other 10% on this 'Heavenly Tribulation Register.' As for what this 'Heavenly Tribulation Register' is, let me explain slowly..."

It is said that the Jade Firmament Divine Dynasty was founded by Golden Immortal from the Upper Realm who descended to the mortal world. It was the most powerful force in this world at that time. What's even more exaggerated is that this Golden Immortal was also Thunder Manor Golden Immortal. In other words, as soon as he descended to the mortal world, he controlled all the tribulations of ascension in this world. If you do not submit to the rule of the Heavenly Tribulation Imperial Dynasty, no matter how profound your cultivation is, endless heavenly tribulations will directly engulf you.

This is why, towards the end of the Heavenly Tribulation Imperial Dynasty, the three mortal enemies—Buddha, Daoism, and Demonism—joined forces to rebel; a major reason was their fear of being struck by lightning.

This "Heavenly Tribulation Register" is a very important tool for dealing with lightning tribulations. It is said that any cultivator who is written into the "Register" will have their lightning tribulation power automatically increase by 20%.

If it's an ascension tribulation, this 20% increase means it can kill a well-prepared Refining Spirit to Return to the Void expert by chopping them to death.

Then Old Chen pulled a crazy stunt: relying on his ability to read the "Jade Office Immortal Script," he directly wrote his own name on it.

"If I were to achieve the Dao of Corpse Liberation solely through my own abilities, the Heavenly Dao consciousness of this realm would likely ignore me outright. But since I have inscribed my name, this tribulation lightning strikes—ah, this opportunity has arrived!"