As the calamity and death energy retreated, the mighty power of the Great Dao surrounding Lu Qing changed.

The surging energy emerged from the void and poured into Lu Qing's body, helping him to transform.

This is the reward from the Great Dao to those who successfully transcend the tribulation. The Great Dao is supreme, and even the magic of the Guixu Secret Realm cannot stop it.

With the infusion of the energy of the Great Dao, Lu Qing's transformation suddenly became more ferocious.

Magic power, physical strength, and spiritual power are all skyrocketing at an astonishing speed.

It took half a day before Lu Qing's transformation was complete.

An extremely terrifying aura rose from him, causing Xiao Li, who was hiding in the corner, to feel a wave of palpitations.

Fortunately, this breath was only fleeting, and as soon as it appeared, Lu Qing restrained it again.

As his breath subsided, Lu Qing also opened his eyes.

"Ah Qing." Xiao Li came in front of Lu Qing and looked at him with wide eyes. "Have you made another breakthrough?"

"Yes, what I just went through was the second catastrophe of the soul." Lu Qing nodded.

"Then can you beat those people outside now?"

"I'm afraid not." Lu Qing ruffled Xiao Li's fur. "Among the strong men outside, the weakest ones are those with five tribulations of the soul. For example, the big man in black and white Taoist robes who is extremely hostile to us is an extremely powerful one with eight tribulations of the soul. We are not able to compete with them yet."

"Eight Tribulations Primordial Spirit!"

Xiao Li's eyes widened even further.

"That's right, so among all the forces that came in to explore the secret realm this time, we are the weakest. We still have to be careful and put safety first." Lu Qing nodded.

In fact, Lu Qing suspected that the Eight Tribulations of the Soul might not necessarily be the final trump card of these forces.

He wouldn't be surprised if a Nine Tribulations Soul appeared at any time.

Just like he hid Xiao Li in the Lihuo Ding, it is hard to say whether other forces would do the same.

In other words, no being above the primordial spirit is allowed to enter this secret realm.

Otherwise, Lu Qing suspected that these powerful forces would have sent in even more terrifying strongmen long ago.

"Well, then we have to be careful to hide it!"

Xiao Li nodded quickly when he heard Lu Qing's words.

The Eight Tribulations Soul, that is truly an existence that it can only look up to. I am afraid that even a breath of air can destroy it.

So it’s better for them to stay away.

"But there's no need to worry. We are in the palace, guarded by restrictions. Even a supreme spirit would have difficulty getting in. It's still very safe."

Seeing the little guy's frightened look, Lu Qing laughed again and comforted him.

After chatting with Xiao Li for a while, Lu Qing prepared to practice again.

The second tribulation of the soul is not his goal, nor is it enough to truly compete with the strong men outside.

Now he still has quite a few nourishing spirit pills in his hands, plus several other pills that can improve his cultivation, which can help him improve his cultivation further.

If he could reach the third or even the fourth tribulation, coupled with the special environment of the Guixu Secret Realm and the geographical advantage of him mastering a trace of the power of the secret realm's prohibitions.

Only then would he truly possess the strength to contend against an Eight Tribulations Spirit like Mo Tushan.

As Lu Qing once again entered the state of cultivation, the hall fell into tranquility.

Xiao Li continued to lie in the corner, silently on guard.

But at this time, other places in the secret realm were not peaceful.

boom!

In a certain hall, there was a huge vibration and a powerful force burst out. With just one blow, Mo Tushan repelled more than ten Yuanshen realm masters in front of him.

Then he walked forward step by step, with demonic energy surrounding him.

"I'll say it again, if you don't want to die, hand over all the treasures you've obtained. Otherwise, you won't have to go back."

Mo Tushan looked at the people in front of him who were facing a great enemy and said indifferently.

"Mo Tushan, are you really going to be so overbearing? Why should we give you the treasure we worked so hard to break the restriction and obtain?"

An old man in fancy clothes opposite said with an angry look on his face.

"Just because I'm stronger than you," Mo Tushan said calmly, "It's the law of the jungle. Since I'm stronger than you, I deserve all the treasures. You can resist, but if you do, don't blame me for killing you all."

"Do you think you are invincible in this secret realm? I don't believe it. We are both eight-tribulation souls, but you are much stronger than me!" the old man in gorgeous clothes shouted coldly.

"Very good, it seems that you are planning to resist stubbornly, which is exactly what I want."

Seeing this, Mo Tushan was not angry, but grinned.

"When I captured that Five Tribulations kid earlier, you seemed to be laughing happily, didn't you, old man? I want to see if you can laugh again later."

After saying this, a terrifying aura rose from Mo Tushan's body, and the shadow of a black nine-story pagoda appeared behind him.

Such a terrifying aura immediately made the faces of the people in the Yuanshen realm on the opposite side change suddenly.

The old man from Huafu looked at the shadow of the black pagoda with an expression of disbelief.

"Impossible, your breath..."

"Go to hell!"

However, before he could finish his words, Mo Tushan roared and slapped out with his palm. The surging demonic energy instantly submerged everyone on the opposite side.

After a while, when Mo Tushan and the disciples of Hei Bai Guan left, the hall fell into deathly silence.

After a while, when Yu Jian and Qing Xi arrived with their fellow junior brothers and sisters, they saw only shriveled corpses scattered all over the hall floor and wisps of demonic energy that had not completely dissipated.

"They are from the Luoyun Sect of Dayu Immortal Realm!"

Yu Jian saw the markings on the clothes of the shriveled corpses on the ground and immediately recognized their identities.

"This evil aura should be the work of the people from the Black and White Temple." Qing Xi also said.

"The Luoyun Sect's leader this time was a Grand Elder with the cultivation of the Eighth Tribulation of the Soul Realm. Yet, he died so easily. When did Mo Tushan acquire such strength?"

Yu Jian squatted in front of the corpse of the old man in gorgeous clothes, looking at the shriveled head that was still emitting black air, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Could it be that Mo Tushan has broken through and entered the Nine Tribulations Realm?" Qing Xi's heart moved.

"Unlikely." Yu Jian shook his head. "With his arrogance, if he had broken through to the Ninth Tribulation Realm, he would have come looking for trouble with us long ago, instead of attacking the people of Luoyun Sect."

"That means he has mastered a powerful magic weapon that can greatly increase his strength. Didn't those people from the Dahao Immortal Realm say before that Mo Tushan defeated them with a terrifying magic weapon?" Qing Xi continued to guess.

"I'm afraid that's the case." Yu Jian nodded slightly, "I just don't know if this magic treasure of Mo Tushan was given to him by the Black and White Temple, or if he got it from this secret realm."

"No matter how he got it, Mo Tushan must have a purpose for doing this. I'm afraid it's not just to steal the treasure. Brother Yu Jian, how should we deal with it?"

Yu Jian thought for a moment and said, "There are still a few years before the opening of the Immortal Palace, but Demon Tushan is so restless. I'm afraid there is some ulterior motive. We have to find a way to find out."

"Brother, what you mean is..."

"It's very simple, you'll know after fighting him." Yu Jian smiled, "When Mo Tushan wanted to capture that Five Tribulations cultivator before, he was so angry that he didn't even use that treasure.

Obviously, he didn't want to fully expose this trump card to others.

In that case, let's fight him and see what kind of magic treasure it is."

"Are we going to take action against the Black and White Temple? Okay, I've been wanting to do this for a long time!"

Qingxi was immediately cheered up when she heard this.

She was not afraid of Mo Tushan and others in the first place, and now that the two sects have joined forces, she has even less reason to be afraid.

"But this matter still needs careful planning. You have to strike the snake at its weakest point. Now that we have decided to take action, we must make sure they suffer and cripple them. Even if we can't kill Mo Tushan, we must find a way to weaken the power of the Black and White Sect."

Yu Jian said with a cold look.

He is a decisive person. Once he decides to take action, he will definitely use drastic measures.

"I will listen to you, senior brother." Qing Xi said immediately.

In the following time, Yu Jian and others began to secretly search for people from the Black and White Temple in the secret realm.

However, the strange thing was that the other party seemed to have guessed their thoughts.

After killing the people from Luoyun Sect, he hid in a large palace and never came out again.

Even if Yu Jian brought people there and used provocation to insult them deliberately, the people from the Black and White Temple would still hide inside and not come out.

Instead, he went against his usual habit of not responding at all, not even a word of response from anyone.

There was only a terrifying demonic aura, like an ancient behemoth, lurking inside.

It seemed to be waiting for them to enter and then swallow them all in one gulp.

The demonic energy was so terrifying that even the Eight Tribulations Souls like Yu Jian and Qing Xi felt a palpitation in their hearts.

Such a strange situation made Yu Jian feel a little uneasy.

But as the situation was unclear, he did not dare to lead anyone into the palace rashly.

After all, due to the existence of the forbidden light curtain, the broken hole can only allow one or two people to pass through at the same time.

Once the other party sets up an ambush inside, our people will be caught in the trap before they can even get in completely.

So even though there were two Yuanshen Eight Tribulations in his own camp, Yu Jian still did not take the risk in the end.

He remembered that the Sword Master said that opportunity is important, but preserving oneself is the most important thing.

Since he brought his fellow junior brothers and sisters to the secret realm, he naturally had to try his best to ensure their safety.

So after thinking for a long time, Yu Jian finally led his men to retreat.

According to the jade slips left by the ancestor, there are only a few years left before the Immortal Palace opens.

When the Immortal Palace opens, the people from the Black and White Temple will definitely come out.

By then, they would naturally know what Mo Tushan was planning.

With the retreat of Yu Jian and others, peace returned to the secret realm.

However, the news that all the people from Luoyun Sect who entered the secret realm were wiped out by Heibai Temple spread quickly.

Not long after, all the forces in the Guixu Secret Realm learned about this.

This also caused many forces that were not as powerful as the Black and White Temple to become nervous and ready for battle.

They were afraid that the Demon Tushan would come and slaughter them.

Some forces even directly approached Yu Jian and his team to express their willingness to join forces.

Yu Jian naturally disagreed with this.

He knew very well that none of these forces were easy to deal with and each one was very cunning.

They say they want to join forces, but in reality they may just want to use them as pawns.

Seeing that Yu Jian was unwilling to join forces with them, the weaker forces came up with other solutions.

That is, they set up camp directly outside the hall where Yu Jian and the others lived.

In this case, if the people from the Black and White Temple attacked them, Yu Jian and the others would definitely not sit idly by.

Although Yu Jian was speechless about the actions of these forces, he acquiesced.

On the contrary, if Tu Moshan really dared to come, it would be exactly what he wanted.

However, to everyone's surprise, although there was a lot of commotion outside, there was still no reaction from the Black and White Temple.

After killing the people from Luoyun Sect, they seemed to be cultivating their minds and cultivating their character, just hiding in that hall and never came out again.

Only that elusive and terrifying demonic energy was still brewing inside.

In this way, in a strange and inexplicable atmosphere, several years passed in the secret realm.

Bang!

On this day, in a remote palace on the edge of the Fairy Palace, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted, but it was quickly covered up by some wave and was not sensed by others.

"Chief, have you accomplished this?"

In the remote palace, the old man said excitedly.

"Yes, I have been able to completely consolidate my cultivation of the Nine Tribulations of the Soul. Now, no one in the Guixu Secret Realm can be my opponent!"

The middle-aged man in the purple dragon robe raised his head and nodded, his eyes full of confidence.

Hearing this, the other powerful members of the Great Yuan Immortal Clan who were maintaining the formation also showed excitement on their faces.

The clan leader stabilized the realm of the Nine Tribulations of the Soul, which not only greatly increased his chances of seizing opportunities in the Guixu Secret Realm.

When I return in the future, I can also stabilize the situation and restore the glory of the immortal race.

"Of course, Patriarch, you are a Nine Tribulations Primordial Spirit. Even the direct descendants of those major sects would not be your opponent!"

The old man echoed repeatedly, the excitement on his face difficult to suppress.

Naturally, the middle-aged man in the purple dragon robe found these words very useful.

However, he quickly regained his composure and asked, "By the way, has anything happened outside during the years I've been in seclusion?"

"Some things have indeed happened in the secret realm over the years..."

Upon hearing this, the old man quickly told the story of some of the recent events that had occurred in the secret realm.

In the past few years, most of them have been maintaining the formation and helping the patriarch conceal his aura.

But it doesn't mean that I know nothing about everything in the secret realm.

He still sent some clansmen out to conduct some investigations through certain connections.

"You mean, after the people from the Black and White Temple launched a series of attacks and wiped out two forces, they went into hiding again?"

The middle-aged man in the purple dragon robe changed his expression after listening to the old man's story.

"Yes, many forces now believe that Mo Tushan is probably practicing some secret method. When he comes out, he may become even more powerful, and may even enter the ninth tribulation of the soul." said the old man.

"Hmph, the ninth calamity is not so easy to overcome. Don't worry, that Demon Tushan will never enter the ninth calamity!"

The middle-aged man in the purple dragon robe sneered.

boom!

The old man was about to ask in detail when a huge wave suddenly shook the place. (End of this chapter)