Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 493: Chapter 301: The Dao is Complete

“What’s wrong?”

Seeing Xuan Zhen lose his composure like this, Xiao Miao was somewhat surprised.

Was it just about refining a treasure? It wasn’t like they hadn’t seen it back at Green Jade Mountain. Was there a need to be so shocked?

“Tribulation within tribulation!”

“This madman, does he even know what he’s doing?”

“This sixty-nine tier of the Innate Five Elements Divine Thunder is already the most terrifying tier of the Deity Transformation Tribulation, within which, one in ten thousand cultivators might survive it. Yet, he’s using the Heaven Tribulation Refining Technique to trigger another tribulation?”

“What does he take the Heavenly Tribulation for?”

Xuan Zhen’s voice was filled with astonishment, disbelief clouding his face.

In this world, the Heavenly Dao has its rules. Upon advancing to the fourth rank, whether it be living creatures, artifacts, or cultivation skills divine magic, all must endure the Heavenly Tribulation. The severity of the tribulations may vary, and their power may differ, but they will inevitably occur—one cannot avoid, only face them.

Therefore, there are different kinds of tribulations known as human tribulation, artifact tribulation, creation method tribulation, and divine power tribulation.

At this moment, this Innate Five Elements Divine Thunder belonged to the category of human tribulation, specifically targeting the individual undergoing the tribulation.

The Innate Five Thunders with sixty-nine tiers had already reached the extreme of the Deity Transformation Tribulation.

Despite this, he was not content and used the Heaven Tribulation Refining Technique to trigger an artifact tribulation for the Five Elements Spiritual Treasure.

Combining human and artifact tribulations, along with the cultivation of the Power of the Five Elements, would undoubtedly cause the severity of the Innate Five Elements Divine Thunder to skyrocket, completely surpassing the realm of Deity Transformation, stepping into the realm of the Return to Void Tribulation.

A Deity Transformation body facing the Return to Void Tribulation?

What kind of notion is that?

Indeed, there are geniuses in this world who can fight across realms with their unparalleled talent, achieving the feat of combating the Return to Void from the Deity Transformation stage.

But that’s against humans, not Heavenly Tribulations!

What do you consider the Heavenly Tribulation to be?

For cultivators to cross the tribulation, it’s already a life-and-death situation. Even for a peerless prodigy, the most one could challenge would be the nine-by-nine tribulations, and some wouldn’t dare to attempt it, wisely and rationally choosing the sixty-nine Heavenly Tribulations instead.

Crossing the tribulation across realms?

Apart from the brainless madmen and fools, nobody would do such a thing!

Crossing the realm in battle is to fight against humans.

Crossing the tribulation across realms is to battle against heaven!

Unless possessing an extremely high-quality lightning-protective treasure, supernatural secret techniques, and a particularly heaven-defying talent, such as the legendary Immortal Spirit Body, the outcome of crossing the tribulation across realms is but one word.

Death!

Death without life!

Not only is it death without life, but there is also no advantage to it because under such severe tribulation lightning, there is no chance to receive the Heavenly Tribulation Creation. Even an Immortal Spirit Body is no exception.

So, apart from madmen and fools, who would do such a thing?

Is this person mad or a fool?

“Boom, boom, boom!”

Let’s not talk about what others might think for now.

Within the tribulation clouds, the thunder intensified, shaking the heavens.

The Power of the Innate Five Elements had crossed the threshold, evolving from the Deity Transformation tier to the Return to Void tier.

Under such a divine threat, even a Great Return to Void Cultivator would have to exert all their power just to have a chance at survival.

However, Xu Yang…

Xu Yang raised his hand, his mana surged, and the Power of the Five Elements connected with the Five Elements treasure, merging into a mysterious Void Spirit mechanism that combined the five treasures into one entity, turning into a five-colored Chaos Yuan Spiritual Pearl.

It was none other than the Low-Grade Immortal Artifact—the Five Elements Orb!

The Five Elements unified, giving birth to an Immortal Spirit!

At the very instant the Five Elements Orb was formed, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation intensified. The multicolored Five Elements Divine Thunder, like an enraged Jiao Dragon, rampaged across the sky, striking wantonly as if it intended to tear the firmament apart, turning it into a thundering purgatory.

“An Immortal Artifact!!!”

Upon witnessing this scene, let alone Xiao Miao, Xuan Zhen himself was numb.

You’re refining a Five Elements Spiritual Treasure and it’s still not enough, now elevating it to an Immortal Spirit with the Five Elements combined?

The tribulation of a Spiritual Treasure and that of an Immortal Artifact are not even on the same level, do you realize that?

A Spiritual Treasure occupies a single tier all on its own, regardless of whether it’s a Low-Grade, Medium-Grade, Superior Grade, or Supreme Spiritual Treasure; they all fall under the fourth rank.

As for Immortal Implements, a Low-Grade Immortal Artifact is of the fifth rank, Medium-Grade of the sixth rank, Superior Immortal Implements and Supreme Immortal Artifacts correspondingly take the seventh and eighth tiers, with each grade occupying its tier, showcasing the status of Immortal Artifacts.

Elevating the tribulation of a Spiritual Treasure to that of an Immortal Artifact means advancing the Return to Void Divine Thunder further. From the forty-nine tier of Return to Void Divine Thunder to the sixty-nine tier of Return to Void Divine Thunder.

A sixty-nine tier Innate Five Elements Return to Void Divine Thunder?

Even the Saint Heirs of Immortal Sects within the Return to Void Realm must treat it with extreme caution and careful response.

He…

“Boom, boom, boom!”

The earth and sky roared with fury, and the severity of the tribulation increased.

Amidst the boundless thunder, Xu Yang urged his mana, imbued Yuan Skill, and cast various Talisman, Golden Seal Scripts, Array Patterns, and Dharma Seals towards the Five Elements Orb in front of him. Behind him emerged a vision of a massive stele slowly surfacing.

A stele as grand as a mountain, simple and extraordinary.

Engraved upon it were golden seal scripts whose names and meanings were unknown, but which emitted an ineffable Taoist Rhyme, revealing an air of profound mystery.

“That is…”

War God’s Atlas, forty-nine depictions—Broken Void!

The Asking Heaven Tribulation clarified doubts, deepening Xu Yang’s understanding of Broken Void, albeit not to the point of complete mastery and integration. Yet, he was able to manifest the shadow of the Broken Void Stele.

Such an event was unprecedented in the world of the Martial Path. Even Tribulation Realm powerhouses who meditated for a thousand years could only manage to integrate various depictions of the atlas and were unable to manifest the Broken Void Stele like other True Martial God of War skills.

Even a prodigy like Leng Aotian only gained a hint of the Void principle, allowing the seven limits of the Heavenly Demon Divine Martial to possess a portion of the Broken Void’s power.

Today, thanks to the power of the Asking Heaven Tribulation, Xu Yang became the first person to manifest the Broken Void Stele.

Unfortunately, within the Void Spirit Cave Heaven, none were able to grasp its significance.

Even Xuan Zhen, a sixth-order Array Formation master, looking at the ancient and worn atlas stele, was filled with shock and confusion.

“Is this… the Principle of the Great Void?”