Transform Tribulation with Tribulation

Back when I was studying at the Zhong Mountain Academy, there was an elective course called "Ancient Chinese Text Analysis," which was a very unpopular elective course with few credits.

The content taught was also quite obscure, focusing on how to read and understand ancient spiritual practices by extracting key points from outlines.

The problem is, these days, who has time to read ancient cultivation methods? And what methods are there to cultivate in ancient times? Aren't these modern, highly professional, refined, and accessible Cultivation Method much more appealing?

Hu Mang chose to take this course.

This was preliminary preparation for his and his mother's grand archaeological project.

And as it turns out, this course was definitely worthwhile.

Even without his translator father, Hu Mang only found the ancient cultivation methods difficult to understand, not impossible.

For example, in this "The On Tribulation Dao Qi Meridians," the Hu Mang extracted three realms.

Transform Tribulation with Tribulation, Generate Tribulation with Tribulation, Transform Meridians with Tribulation.

Aside from not fully comprehending the final evolution of "Transform Meridians with Tribulation," he already had a considerable understanding of the first two levels.

Especially the first floor.

Calamities cannot be resolved on their own. "Transform Tribulation with Tribulation" does not mean resolving calamities through calamities, but rather evolving calamities through calamities.

A new tribulation is used to completely overturn the old one!

This ability to control and evolve calamities allows him to experience a rapid increase in his cultivation level in a short period of time!

In this process, the stronger the calamity, the stronger the "Eye of the Tribulation Dragon" will be, and the stronger its control will be!

After listening to Hu Mang's plan, Old Chen Sheng hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

The reason is not complicated.

Those righteous disciples had to fight Thunder God to determine a winner.

If those righteous disciples win, then naturally everyone benefits; they complete their training, open the Demon-Subduing City, and leave.

They were then safe.

But what if?

What if the local Thunder God, judging from his sinister and eerie state, he's probably not a normal being. What if he turns around and takes care of things on our side?

As fellow officials of the Jade Firmament Divine Dynasty, they handled the task with remarkable ease.

Therefore, if, in the worst-case scenario, one's side can unleash a Primordial Spirit level combat power, that can definitely be used as a trump card.

Even if we assume the worst, if Hu Mang can't hold on, it's him who will self-destruct, not yourself.

He said he could do it himself, not that I said so.

Moreover, Chen Sheng understood why Hu Mang wanted his help. Firstly, since he wasn't a priest, he wouldn't be affected by the various conflicts that would erupt. Secondly, although the so-called "First Phase Spiritual Qi Layout Modification Circuit Diagram" seemed fine at first glance, this seasoned veteran could tell at a glance that it only considered factors like location, feng shui, formations, and the interference of exorcising mechanisms in yin and yang dwellings. It required an experienced veteran like him to adapt to local conditions to solve the problem.

The two studied them for most of the day before finally matching them up one by one, since Hu Mang also needed to teach the old man how to use these modern engineering Law Artifact.

The newly appointed Prison-Subduing Official, Zhou Yu, also completed the cleanup of the last two large treasuries.

Zhou Tong, his eyes shining, rushed over to Hu Mang as soon as he saw him, completely ignoring the wink Zhou Yu gave him.

"Brother Hu, we've found a lot of good stuff."

Hu Mang nodded casually, showing no interest in dividing the spoils, and looked directly at Zhou Yu, who seemed slightly embarrassed.

"Let's open the manor now that everything's ready. Old Man Chen is almost done with preparations."

After speaking, he turned and left. The brother and sister exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

In the center of the Tempering Treasury, above the thunder and fire furnace, Old Chen had already thrown the faceless corpse of the female general into the center of the furnace. The flames blazed, licking the white bones of the corpse, and occasionally a Demon-Subduing Divine Runes would light up from the surface of the bones.

Around the furnace, arranged according to their orientation, were some strange objects: urns, copper coins, paper money, and so on.

Clothes, unidentified Essence Blood, a dozen Spirit Stone, and a Lightning Crystal.

Old Chen, with his buttocks sticking out, was writing furiously on the ground with blood ink. Ever since he comprehended the "Ghost Makeup Book" and the Corpse Liberation Book," the strange abilities of this old man seemed to have taken another leap forward.

The old man kept muttering to himself as he drew.

Heaven will not take your bones, nor will earth keep your soul. Now that you are dead, you shall return to my door!

I will strip away your flesh and blood, and cast you into a withered form; I will extract your sinews and bones, and use them as the foundation of our battle!

To the east lies a corpse, to the west a mutilated limb, to the south a resentful heart, and to the north a yin essence. A banner stands erected in the center, bearing your former name!

A chilling wind leads the way, blood and soil pave the path—"

As Old Chen spoke, gusts of cold wind began to blow in all directions.

The terrifying heat from the Thunderfire Furnace made it feel like being in a scorching hell.

Zhou Tong couldn't help but say, "Grandpa Chen's methods don't seem to be righteous methods?"

"If he were a righteous person, he would have been hanging out with that Zhen'ezi before," Hu Mang complained.

People with questionable backgrounds will avoid Uncle Hat; it's the same principle.

Zhou Yu nodded in deep agreement.

"Enough with the nonsense. I can only use the ghost array as a catalyst to activate the demon-slaying power of this divine general's corpse. As for the specific connection between the inside and outside, the work of establishing the government office is still up to you."

Zhou Yu stepped forward, and with him stood Turbid Sha Old Man, who had previously stood behind Old Chen like a bodyguard.

These two Prison-Subduing Official "can only perform their full divine duties by working together."

Following Chen Sheng's instructions, the two men positioned themselves to the east and west, directly facing the two major warehouses, the Azure Dragon Left Assistant and the White Tiger Right Assistant.

Both of their Ghost Eye shone brightly at the same time.

The phantom images of prisons rise from the ground!

Black iron bars, suspended iron cages, and rolling mountains of knives and seas of fire, carrying a strong smell of rust and blood, solidified from nothingness.

It was as if the entire Demon-Subduing Prison had been forcibly moved here, layer upon layer surrounding the treasury that was being tempered, protecting it in the center.

The wind howled fiercer, the fire blazed brighter; a true prison within a prison was taking shape.

While Prison-Subduing Official may be inferior to military officers in magical combat, they are first-rate in terms of guarding the prison.

Stimulated by this, the surface of the Devil-Subduing Heavenly General's body suddenly shone brightly with divine light, and with a "crack," a crack appeared on his face, which had no features.

"Fellow Daoist Hu, now is the time!"

As Old Chen shouted, the Heavenly Soldier Divine Office in Hu Mang's Upper Dantian suddenly shone brightly. At the same time, the thunderclouds in the sky seemed to drop three feet, and a thunderbolt struck the Immortal Weapon Shattering Thunder. At the same time, rolling dark clouds began to spread wildly from the spear shaft.

Soon, it filled one warehouse after another, eventually enveloping the entire Tempering Treasury.

Hu Mang and Zhou Yu simultaneously sensed that the two divine roles had merged in some way.

In an instant, the entire treasury was shrouded in dark clouds, covered by a black prison, with thunder rumbling, making it look like a divine prison.

Outside the Demon-Subduing Prison, Zhen'ezi smiled slightly upon seeing this celestial phenomenon, while the middle-aged scholar beside him frowned as he watched the scene.

"It seems they've decided to play the coward."

The unfamiliar middle-aged scholar happened to have a familiar square seal hanging from his waist.

This person was none other than Rogue Person Yun had regained his physical body.

As for the Gourd Daoist beside him, it had vanished without a trace.

Zhen'ezi shook his head and said, "The Seven Sects of the Righteous Path are not the ones who put Rogue Cultivator at the forefront to be the righteous path. Otherwise, how are we different from the demonic path?"

The Gourd Daoist suddenly spoke.

"Hopefully, their underhanded tactics can hold out for a while longer. The Demon-Subduing Thunder God needs to reclaim his power, and the Devil-Subduing Heavenly Soldier..."

"The Devil-Slaying Bladesman and the other two are definitely worth recruiting."

At this moment, the Gourd Daoist's eyes shone with a radiant light. Looking over, it seemed as if the human figure was formed from the clouds on the horizon, its surging Law Power suppressing a small world.

Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, and the top is also a tripod.

"Let's go and pay our respects to the local Thunder God."

Zhen'ezi smiled softly and quickly disappeared.

There was no shadow beneath the feet of this powerful Yin Spirit.

Outside the city, Fairy Yundu Bai Ningjie looked at her senior brother, while Yun Shuo seemed to have just woken up, rubbing his eyes and yawning.

"Zhen'ezi has cultivated the art of communicating with Ghost God, and by using this method to enter dreams, it will be easier for us to communicate. Now we don't have to worry about communication being disrupted between the inside and outside."

Bai Ningjie was taken aback.

"Zhen'ezi has cultivated Ghost God? He's the senior disciple of the Heavenly Thunder Lineage, and he's no longer cultivating the Thunder Manor?"

"What's the point of building the Thunder Manor if you're dead?" Daoist Yun Shuo shook his head and briefly explained the situation in the city to his junior sister.

Upon hearing that Mingting and Zhen'ezi had fallen out, ultimately forcing the latter to abandon his physical self-destruction, Bai Ningjie's pretty face changed slightly.

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Master Yun Shuo reached out his hand, stopping the other person from speaking.

"We won't interfere in other people's affairs. The most important thing right now is to suppress this Thunder God, this false god—it is indeed somewhat supernatural."

"Is Senior Brother about to make a move!?"

Bai Ningjie's spirits lifted, and the hilt of the white jade sword on his back began to hum.

"Hmm, Junior Sister, get ready. Let's unseal this Jade Lock for you. I remember it takes at least seven days to Liberation by Sword. That's perfect. Zhen'ezi's plans in the city also need at least seven days, and at most half a day. I'll be here outside the city to lend him a hand."

Upon hearing that the Liberation by Sword should be unlocked, Bai Ningjie, who had been eager to try, suddenly changed his expression and hesitated to speak.

At the same time, Hu Mang brought Old Chen Sheng to the Dark Lightning Puppet-Control Hub, where he stroked the three-story-sized Lightning Puppet.

"If we carry this thing back, will it last longer than using the corpse of the Heavenly General as the core of the formation?"

"Seeing this replica of the immortal body," Old Chen Sheng sighed, examining it several times before replying.

"It's definitely a good item, but how are you planning to move it? This thing can't fit in Storage Bag."

Not everything can be put into Storage Bag. The Qi of the Void Storage Bag can only hold ordinary items. Items with spiritual energy cannot exceed one level, otherwise the Storage Bag will collapse.

No Law Treasure, whether innate or acquired, can be placed inside. If you see some masters carrying swords and objects, it goes without saying that their combat power must be extremely fierce.

This Lightning Puppet is undoubtedly Law Treasure of the same level.

According to Hu Mang's estimate, this Lightning Puppet weighs at least 100,000 jin (50,000 kg).