Chapter 591 The Nine Tribulations of the Divine Boat that Opens the Realm

The so-called "Heavenly Thunder Returning to Origin Mystic Technique".

It is actually a secret method to stimulate the primordial spirit with the power of thunder, thereby stimulating its potential and increasing its foundation, rather than a method for cultivating the primordial spirit.

As for the results, it all depends on the individual's potential.

High potential yields excellent results, while low potential is like a chicken rib—tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away.

To some extent, potential can be equated with aptitude.

It fundamentally changes the cultivator's primordial spirit foundation.

It is also a secret technique to defy fate, but it is on the righteous path, so it is slow to take effect and difficult to cultivate, and it is far less effective than the Demon Embryo Secret Technique.

but……

For Wang Yu, he is currently in a state of incomplete primordial spirit. If he can stimulate the hidden potential of this part of his primordial spirit, and supplement it with a large amount of soul essence, he can achieve great success.

It should be able to complete the long recovery period of three hundred years.

Shortened to within a few decades.

Therefore, this Heavenly Thunder Return to Origin technique came at just the right time. Although the Black Demon within him could serve as the lightning seed to activate this technique, its grade was ultimately too low.

A stronger external stimulus is needed.

The core technique of this wondrous art is called the "Life Force Seal," and it requires diligent effort to fully comprehend and master it.

Beneath the Void Heaven Stele.

Wang Yu said calmly.

"Since you're sensible, I might let you go. Is Qingpingzi here? I need a lot of rare and precious natural treasures that contain vitality."

Upon hearing this, Lei Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Come with me. Let’s be frank. I’m not like those hypocrites.”

"By the way, what is the situation in the outside world now? How did the Void Stele in the hands of the Grand Ancestor of the Void end up in your hands? And why did you enter this Void Dao Treasury alone?"

Wang Yu was taken aback upon hearing this.

"You...don't know?"

Xingyue and Leiyao both looked puzzled, and Wang Yu couldn't help but look at Changxi.

He laughed strangely.

"Looks like you girls aren't all that great. You haven't been told anything. Why don't you tell us when you came in?"

"Alright."

Lei Yao glanced at Chang Xi and began to recount her story from the beginning.

"Back then, Lei Huo Guan persisted for decades but failed to receive reinforcements from the Sword Sect. In the end, its resources were exhausted, and it failed because it could not maintain the Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Formation."

"I led a group of cultivators to escape to the Sword Sect's territory, barely making ends meet, and then I heard about the despicable acts of the North-Suppressing Tower."

"After Crane Valley was destroyed, the inaction of the Sword Sect made the surviving elders in the temple completely resign themselves to their fate. So they asked me to lead people to hide in the Daoist Canon, and I was among the first to enter."

Lei Yao suspected that it was because Venerable Taixu was nearing the end of his life and wanted to ensure the Sword Sect's hegemonic position by deliberately weakening the seven righteous sects.

With Wang Yu, an insider, present, she refrained from casually revealing her speculations, lest she become the clown on the stage.

"Then there is the Moon Fairy. When she came in, she heard that the demonic path had already attacked the Sword Sect's mountain gate. She wondered what the specific outcome was."

"As for Sister Xingyue, she originally wanted to find the reincarnations of the female cultivators of Wangyue Palace, but when she retrieved the treasures left behind by her sect, she accidentally activated the Void Stele."

"So he took the initiative to enter this place to live in seclusion and cultivate himself, accumulating strength in preparation for the right time."

"Hmm~"

Wang Yu stroked his chin, pondering the chronological order of the three individuals. It made sense, at least without any obvious logical problems.

Oh, right.

"Are there any female cultivators from the Joyful Union Sect in your group?"

Hearing Wang Yu's sudden change of topic, Lei Yao's eyes showed even more confusion: "No, why do you ask this?"

Are there other people lurking in that secret realm?

"Probably not." Lei Yao's eyes darted around, and she asked again, "You suspect that a female cultivator from the Hehuan sect has entered the secret realm?"

"Not necessarily. Maybe it's just that someone in your team is a bit flashy. It's not important..."

Wang Yu strode ahead.

The words he had spoken lingered in their minds, making the three women even more confused.

"What are you waiting for? Lead the way."

"Since you escaped as seeds, you must have prepared a lot of cultivation resources. I need them, so hand them over later."

Lei Yao felt even more helpless upon hearing this.

"Why bother?"

Changxi had not been persecuted by anyone and had recovered by now. Her mental state was no longer so tense and powerless, but she still maintained a high degree of vigilance in her speech.

She didn't understand.

"Lei Yao, are you crazy? This guy has already become a Nascent Soul Demon Lord, and he is unmatched in the entire Daoist Canon. Once your value to him disappears, no one will have a good ending."

The Star Moon Fairy also frowned.

"There's something I haven't had a chance to tell you yet. The demonic path won the final battle at the Sword Sect's mountain gate. Immediately afterward, someone pushed a message to spread throughout the entire cultivation world, causing chaos and ushering in a chaotic era."

Lei Yao: "!!!"

Changxi: "!!!"

Why didn't you say so before?

“You didn’t ask either. Although Xingyue’s past life memories have been awakened, there are still many blank areas.”

This reincarnated Star Moon Dao Body is indeed very young, not even thirty years old. He was born at the beginning of the chaotic era, and in such a short time, he has already cultivated to the early stage of Core Formation.

It's several times faster than a Heavenly Spiritual Root, definitely a Spiritual Body-level aptitude.

"Besides, when I came in earlier, you recognized me and wanted to bring me to this Void Heaven Stele. I just arrived and then I ran into this person."

"Alas... it's all fate."

This sigh came from Lei Yao, but it wasn't directed at Wang Yu; rather, it was a heartfelt lament about the fate of the entire Taihu Lake region.

Half an hour later.

Wang Yu followed the three women and successfully arrived at a camp in the wasteland. Although it was just a simple camp built with earth and wood magic, there were quite a few people there.

A somber mood hung over the camp, and many people were sitting cross-legged, circulating their inner energy, seemingly making the most of their time to cultivate.

Wang Yu shook his head slightly upon seeing this.

"Three hundred and twenty-one people, all righteous cultivators, only three Nascent Soul cultivators and fourteen Core Formation cultivators..."

With a single glance, all the information became clear to him.

Just as they were preparing to unleash their demonic power.

Lei Yao suddenly grabbed his sleeve and whispered.

"let me."

Wang Yu raised an eyebrow: "I thought that after years of training with the Demon Clan, you would understand the darkness of human nature. Although this action is helping me, it is actually harming their interests."

"In an environment where life is uncertain, your identity can hardly serve as a shield."

"Now that things have come to this, are there any other options?"

Lei Yao's eyes were glazed over, as if she were lost in memories.

"Sister Xingyue didn't finish her sentence, but I could sense that she was almost desperate about the situation outside, but she didn't have the same fear of you as Fairy Moonlight."

"Something big must have happened outside, but it's not something the demonic path did."

"clever."

Wang Yu bluntly stated.

"The root cause of the war between good and evil is a bait feast planned by the Old Daoist Taixu and the Demon Lord Liantian. They want to lure out the gaze that is watching from outside the realm, kill the other party, and break the eternal cage of this realm."

"Unfortunately... we were just one step away. After the failure, the remaining human Nascent Soul cultivators in Ice Prison all followed the enemy and left, leaving only me and another newly-broken Nascent Soul demon cultivator."

Lei Yao's pupils contracted.

"You mean, the Venerables abandoned the other cultivators?"

"That's right."

This news truly shocked the three women.

"As for me... I joined forces with the remaining Nascent Soul cultivator who was unaware of the situation and accumulated strength in Golden Toad City, preparing for a desperate fight. However, before we could find a suitable opportunity, a powerful Dao Integration expert from outside the realm descended, imprisoned the Ancient Demon, and destroyed the Ice Prison lineage."

"A month ago, I miraculously regenerated my physical body by dripping blood, and that's why I hid in the Void Dao Treasury for refuge. The outside world is now a dead zone, and there is no hope left."

After saying that, Wang Yu walked into the camp.

Following the direction where the aura was strongest, one would find the residence of Qing Pingzi, the vice dean of the Righteous Qi Academy.

The three women looked at each other in bewilderment.

They could almost see the despair and unease in each other's eyes.

"Is there really... no hope left?"

"Not necessarily."

Changxi suddenly looked up: "This is the Void Dao Treasury. Before we came in, our senior brother, the sect leader, gave us a detailed intelligence jade slip. Perhaps there is a way to break this deadlock."

Lei Yao's eyes lit up: "Does the Moon Fairy mean... that rumor?"

"That's right."

"When the Void Dao Treasury was first opened, the one who entered was an elder of my Sword Sect. He left a message saying that there was a [World-Opening Divine Ship] in the Dao Treasury Secret Realm!"

The Star Moon Fairy lacks some knowledge in this area.

He couldn't help but wonder.

What exactly is the Boundary-Opening Divine Ship?

Lei Yao explained to Chang Xi, "That is a kind of celestial artifact from the upper realm. It is said to be used specifically for navigating the cosmic sea. Its main purpose is to allow cultivators of the Celestial Palace to smoothly enter other worlds, educate barbarians, and spread the great cause of immortality."

"Um?"

Wang Yu, who had just been walking forward, suddenly appeared.

His understanding of the upper realm far surpassed the three women's shallow knowledge from unreliable sources such as "legends" and "rumors." After inheriting the memories of the Ice Phoenix bloodline, he became increasingly clear about the structure of the heavens.

If the Chaos Pivot Battleship is one of the Celestial Palace War Department's powerful weapons, then the World-Breaking Divine Ship is a "divine artifact" capable of breaking through the Chaos Layer.

As the saying goes, "When you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up before you."

This is especially true given the current situation.

He was prepared to fight to the death with the cultivators from the lower realms sent by the Celestial Palace, so how could he not be excited when he suddenly heard about a way to smuggle himself across?

Even the Demon Lord of Refining Heaven could obtain war artifacts.

How could he not get his hands on the Boundary-Breaking Divine Ship?

However, there is also an information gap here.

"You said there's a Boundary-Opening Divine Ship here? Where is it? In that unopened Hall of Prayer and Disaster Relief?!"

Changxi trembled and took several steps back.

He was completely speechless.

"Brother Wang, please calm down and let Fairy Moonlight finish speaking."

Lei Yao's words calmed the latter down.

Wang Yu suddenly slapped his forehead.

“That’s true. Since we can’t go out right now, we have plenty of time to discuss this. You guys get ready, and we’ll talk again in three days.”

"What does Brother Dao want?"

"—Robbery!"

…………

…………

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Qingpingzi, with a bruised and swollen face, along with Pilizi and Anzhuzi from Leihuo Temple, knelt before the young man in white.

With a mournful face, he said, "Senior Jifa, all the storage treasures brought by our two forces are here. We really didn't hold anything back!"

He was, after all, a regional overlord.

When sending out the sect's seed, one must also be carrying the sect's foundation. The Thunderfire Temple's most treasured artifact, the Seventy-Two Treasure Banners of Thunder Forbiddenness, is currently in Wang Yu's hands.

This is a set of magic weapons, but its grade is only fifth-tier low-grade.

To unleash the full potential of this treasure, one should ideally be proficient in formations, but for him, its primary purpose is to cultivate the [Heavenly Thunder Return to Origin Technique]!

They were just worried about not having enough powerful lightning to use.

This product is perfect for agency purposes.

also.

The Sword Sect's most prized treasure wasn't on Qing Pingzi, but he provided a large number of spiritual herbs that could benefit the primordial spirit. Wang Yu confiscated them all and planned to find an opportunity to refine them into pills.

Although there is no perfect formula for the Yuan Shen Pill, simply condensing its medicinal properties into pills is still more effective than directly consuming spiritual medicine, and therefore still meaningful.

These elixirs are perfect for use with the Returning to Origin Mystic Technique.

That should last him for decades.

As for restoring physical strength, without anything to greatly replenish qi and blood, one can only rely on painstaking effort to slowly rebuild an immortal body.

After entering the Daoist canon, Wang Yu received many pleasant surprises.

That was enough to relieve his negative emotions of being crushed like an ant by the Dao Integration Master. Besides, the Undying Nether Dragon Technique could absorb the Yin and Corpse Qi from the Yama Emperor's Sword to recover.

The nine immortal underworld dragons also need to be re-formed.

In theory, each dragon could take the fatal blow for him, but the power of the Taoist Kongkong was too great, far exceeding the limit that the Undying Nether Dragon could withstand.

When he was crushed, these supernatural-like products formed from condensed qi and blood naturally vanished into thin air.

This has a significant impact on his strength.

Secondly, the millions of demon souls enslaved by the Emperor's Sword can also be traced back to their origin, and the purest soul essence can be refined using alchemy to nourish his primordial spirit and accelerate his recovery.

in this way.

The people who were forcibly plundered dared not resist. Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Wang Yu had just completed his first training of the Heavenly Thunder Return to Origin Technique.

After sensing the progress of his primordial spirit's recovery, he smiled with satisfaction.

He reached out and beckoned.

The seventy-two Thunder-Forbidden Banners quickly merged into his body. Once he had mastered the art to a higher level, he could maintain the Thunder Soul-Refining effect at any time using the power of the spiritual treasures.

There's still a lot to go on.

"Brother Wang Dao really has the habits of a demonic cultivator, doing whatever he wants and not being bound by the views of the world."

Lei Yao was waiting for him to emerge from seclusion not far away.

His face showed bitterness.

Wang claimed he only wanted the primordial spirit medicine, but in reality, he took all the treasures he fancied. He had no other intentions; these potentially valuable spiritual items could be put to greater use in his hands.

Given the internal strife and external troubles, it would naturally be better for him to take it.

Regarding his natal magic weapon, he still needs to figure out a way to refine it again...

Upon hearing this...

Wang Yu waved his hand dismissively.

"The suffering of all beings is mostly due to their failure to observe the precepts and their indulgence in desires."

"So a free spirit like me is best suited to cultivate the demonic path. If I had truly joined the righteous path back then, I would have destroyed the Seven Sects before the war between the righteous and the demonic factions even began. Do you believe me?"

Lei Yao believed it.

"There's no point in talking about this now. Is there any reliable information about the Boundary-Opening Divine Ship?"

"Brother Wang, come with me. We've basically figured out a direction."

"Very good, very good."

After half an incense stick's time.

"The inheritance of the Nine Tribulations Hermit?"

Inside a barracks.

Changxi, Xingyue, Qingpingzi, Pilizi and others sat on both sides, while Wang Yu leaned forward in the head seat, resting his chin on one hand, watching the woman in the room talking eloquently.

"Yes, this hidden information comes from the record after the keys of the four Void Steles were combined. It was personally verified by the Grand Ancestor Taixu. Brother Wang, you might as well try it yourself."

"Very well, I want to see what secrets this place holds."

(End of this chapter)