Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Just like that, a month later.

In the live stream...

"Stirring up trouble, stirring up trouble!"

"Has the process still not finished?"

"Let's see who the first unlucky one is?"

"Amitabha, Boundless Heavenly Sovereign, give us some material, give us some material!"

The teasing continued, with endless laughter.

Just then, the screen jumped, and the live broadcast resumed.

All eyes were glued to the screen as they saw a lofty peak, situated amidst the snow and wind, as sharp as a blade's edge.

"Is this..."

"Bang!!!"

The viewers' pupils shrank, but before they could speak, they saw the void shattered, revealing such a scene.

In the void, a tree rose to the sky, towering tens of thousands of feet high, even bigger than mountains, like a column reaching into the clouds. Its verdant trunk shimmered with golden light, and around it, the cries of hawks and the songs of phoenixes could be heard, with a thousand winged shadows circling.

At the very top of the tree crown, shrouded in mist, there stood a palace, seemingly cast from gold, dazzling with brilliant radiance. Figures of considerable stature, each tens of feet tall with wings on their backs, stood before the palace, unlike any human form.

Among them, the one who most captured the audience's attention stood out from the crowd, more than thirty feet tall with half-spread golden wings that seemed to eclipse the sky. With the head of an eagle and the body of a man, his golden feathers glinted, as though he was the sun in the sky.

It was...

"Garuda!"

Yuzhao's pupils constricted as she recognized the creature's origin.

The Golden Winged Bird Garuda, belonging to the Tri-Aspect Divine System of the Brahman Sect, is a Divine beast on par with the True Dragon.

Legend has it that Garudas feed on dragons, possess extraordinary powers, and one of them is even the mount for one of the three Supreme Lords of the Brahman Sect, "Kali."

But legends are just legends. As far as Yuzhao knew, Garudas were from a vast lineage within the Brahman Sect. Among this divine race, besides the close attendants of the Supreme Lord "Kali," there were countless Garudas in the world, not all comparable to True Dragons, ranking among the Immortal Gods.

In truth, only those Garuda gods could rival the Immortal Gods. Even the four greatest Garuda Kings were merely of the Tribulation Realm, equivalent to the Arhats in Buddhism—holy, yet not transcended, still suffering the tribulations of the mortal world.

And now this one...

"Garuda King—Weide!"

"One of the four great Garuda Kings and the youngest among them."

"It is said he hasn't yet transcended the Three Calamities!"

"The strongest among the Garudas is the mount of the Supreme Lord of the Brahman Sect, still slumbering within his Divine Kingdom."

"Lest they incur heavier karma and offend the heavens, the four great Garudas dwell in four Realms. Weide, being the youngest and weakest, is actually the first to venture into the mundane world?"

"Hmph, precisely because he is the weakest and bears the least of the tribulations, he dares to take the lead. If it were those of the Seven or Eight Calamities, or even a Nine Tribulations True Immortal, who would dare to risk their lives without a foolproof plan?"

"Over the years, under pressure from the Wandao School, the Immortal Gods of the Great Cavern Heavens have been diligently practicing Tribulation Crossing Secrets. Coupled with the potentiality of the Cavern Heavens, they should stand a good chance of surviving the Mundane Tribulation."

"The question is, after crossing the Tribulation, will they dare to settle scores with the Wandao School?"

"They probably won't dare. Five hundred years have passed, and Li Xuanyuan's strength is unknown. Moreover, with the Wandao School harnessing the power of the world to refine the Nine Rites Xuanyuan, although it's unclear how it will be used, it surely possesses shocking power. Just a Garuda King of three calamities, how much courage does he have to confront the Xuanyuan Sword?"

Watching the Garuda within the Cavern Heaven, the experienced Great Cultivators discussed fervently, each with their own expectations.

"Screech!!!"

Just then, a piercing cry broke through the clouds, filled with an inexplicable sorrow.

And then...

"Rumble rumble!"

The winds roared and lightning flashed. A vast expanse of tribulation clouds surged forward, turning the sky into the Great Dark Heaven, seeking to resolve past and future outcomes.

Yet Weide was fearless, standing coldly before the palace. One by one, Garudas equivalent in rank to Deity Transformation, Return to Void, and Integration spread their wings and flew into the mortal world to meet the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Rumble rumble!"

The Heavenly Dao is merciless, and thunderbolts struck down swiftly, turning Garudas into ash. But the remaining Garudas pressed on without hesitation, undeterred.

"This..."

"The Cavern Heaven's tribulation is terrifying indeed!"

"No wonder all the great Cavern Heavens are reluctant to enter the world!"

"The Wandao School offers no support, do they really want to fight a battle of life and death?"

"With the tribulation's might like this, even with all their preparations, their chances of survival are merely six to seven percent."

"Such karma, such enmity..."

Although they were prepared, watching garuda after garuda perish, the audience was still filled with shock and awe.

The tribulation of entering the world as a Cavern Heaven was nowhere near that of a Blessed Land in terms of severity.

But Weide seemed to have anticipated this. After the last few Garuda Generals flew out to face the tribulation, he too spread his wings and surged out of the Cavern Heaven to become a Golden Winged Great Peng Bird, hurtling into the tribulation clouds with a tremendous momentum.

"Rumble rumble!"

The thunder continued to roar, shaking the heavens. Countless golden feathers fell, mingled with ashes. Thousands of Garudas perished in the tribulation, with only a handful surviving,

In the end...

"Boom!!!"

A stream of golden light pierced through the tribulation clouds, falling like a meteor to the earth below.

Afterward, the tribulation clouds dispersed, the thunder ceased, and one worldly tribulation thus drew to a close.

"My king!"

The few Garuda Generals who had luckily survived the tribulation searched with furrowed brows for the figure of the Garuda King.

"Bang!!!"

Finally, from the depths of the crater leapt a figure, with tattered golden wings angrily spread, most of it charred black as if burnt, the attached Battle Armor shattered, revealing an equally scorched body— an alarming sight.

It was the Garuda King—Weide!

"My king!"

The assembled Garuda Generals knelt on the ground, eyes filled with anxiety as they looked at Weide, fearing for the fate of their ruler. Enjoy exclusive adventures from My Virtual Library Empire

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, Weide raised his hand and made a slight clenching gesture.

"Bang!!!"

At that moment, the screen shattered, the image turning to black in a flash.

"This..."

The cultivators looked at each other, at a loss for words.