(P.S.: I've slightly modified the previous section on supernatural abilities. You don't need to reach the upper-level Heaven rank in martial arts; as long as it's Heaven rank, it can be imprinted in your dantian.)
"Alright, you should continue your cultivation as well, and try to overcome your tribulation as soon as possible."
He Yuanshuang successfully transcended her tribulation, and Lu Tao also allowed He Zongming and the others to enter the cave to continue their cultivation.
otherwise.
An elder, with the same aptitude and talent, and even better cultivation conditions than other disciples of the Immortal Sect, was caught up with and even surpassed by the disciples.
That would be a bit embarrassing.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
He Zongming and the other two understood this principle, so they never stopped during this period and devoted themselves to cultivation.
Upon hearing this, he naturally rushed back to his cave to continue his cultivation.
Wu Ming also returned to his cave to consolidate his Martial King cultivation.
"Brother Lu, I am also a Martial King."
He Yuanshuang was very excited, hugging Lu Tao's arm affectionately with a big smile on her face.
Lu Tao couldn't help but flick the little girl's nose and laughed, "Shuang'er is amazing."
"whee……"
He Yuanshuang chuckled, not shy at all, but instead gazed at Lu Tao with tender eyes, her gaze fixed solely on him.
"Shuang'er, let's have another fierce battle today."
Seeing this, Lu Tao picked up Shuang'er and returned to his cave in an instant, back to his room.
Shuang'er buried her head in Lu Tao's arms and whispered, "Brother Lu, today, I want to be on top."
"Well, so becoming the Martial King means you've turned against the Heavenly Gang, right?"
Shuang'er said in a charming voice, "Brother Lu, my physical body has already advanced to the Martial King level, so I can make some changes to my body now."
Upon hearing this, Lu Tao immediately realized what was going on.
Suddenly—
Lu Tao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a wicked smile, "Shuang'er, you won't be coming down today."
...
The fact that Lu Tao, Wu Ming, and He Yuanshuang successively survived the Martial King Tribulation has a huge inspirational effect on all the disciples of the Immortal Sect, and they are working even harder in their cultivation than before.
Lu Tao did not leave Tianlei You, and continued to set up his cave dwelling there.
They planned to leave after all the disciples of the Immortal Sect had survived the Martial King Tribulation.
And just like that, six days passed in the blink of an eye.
The elders of the Immortal Sect are preparing to undergo their tribulation.
After six days of cultivation, their spirit and energy reached their peak at the Divine Platform realm, with no further advancement possible.
Boom—
Thunder roared and lightning rolled across the sky.
Tian Leiyou was once again ravaged by the heavenly tribulation.
The entire area, spanning thousands of miles, was shattered, leaving not a single place intact.
at this time.
The nine elders of the Immortal Sect stood in nine different places in the Heavenly Thunder Abyss, undergoing their tribulations at almost the same time.
This is absolutely insane.
However, they will not be affected by each other because the distance between them is large enough.
The Heavenly Thunder was vast, spanning thousands of miles, enough for nine people to undergo the Tribulation of the Martial King together.
In fact.
Lu Tao still felt that Tian Lei You was too small.
He roughly estimated that the entire Heavenly Thunder Netherworld was only big enough for about twelve or thirteen people to undergo tribulation together, no more.
After all, when one person undergoes tribulation, the area occupied is hundreds of miles.
The Immortal Sect had a total of seven hundred disciples, each undergoing the Martial King Tribulation for about half an hour, which was a very long time.
In total.
Just the constant tribulations alone take three or four days.
This left Lu Tao somewhat helpless.
It's a happy kind of trouble.
Boom—
He Zongming, He Wenjing, Xia Qing, Wu Tianyou, Zhou Yulan, Xiaotianquan, Chen An, Kong Xin, and Su Peng, a total of eight people and one dog, all wearing second-tier armor, faced the heavenly lightning.
Among them, He Zongming and eight others are almost identical to He Yuanshuang and Wu Ming.
All the Heavenly Rank martial arts they knew were taught by Lu Tao.
Even Kong Xin, when she entered the secret realm, did not comprehend any higher-level Heavenly Rank techniques.
The martial arts skills I know now offer no advantage over others.
Therefore.
When they underwent their tribulation, they were in a similar situation to He Yuanshuang and Wu Ming, passing through the lightning tribulation without any major incidents and successfully advancing to the Martial King level.
As for the Celestial Hound...
Lu Tao had seized many cultivation techniques from the demon and monster races, including a large number of Heaven-rank martial arts skills. After adding points to them, he also passed them on to Xiaotian Dog.
After adding some demonic cultivation techniques, Lu Tao discovered...
Once a cultivation technique reaches the Heavenly Rank, the difference between races is no longer significant.
Lu Tao guessed that once a cultivation technique surpasses the Heavenly Rank, the cultivation of techniques and martial arts will no longer have any requirements regarding race, or rather, there will be no difference.
They are largely the same.
Of course, this was just Lu Tao's guess.
More than half an hour later.
All nine elders of the Immortal Sect have advanced to the Martial King realm.
Three days later, disciples began to undergo tribulations one after another.
Before they underwent their tribulation, Lu Tao temporarily gave the disciples the better defensive armor that the other elders had taken.
no way.
Although Lu Tao had seized a lot of materials, the level-two materials were far from enough to forge seven hundred sets of armor, so they could only be used alternately.
After all, other armor uses materials of level three at most, and due to material limitations, it cannot compare to the artifact even after upgrading.
Its defensive capabilities aren't that strong.
certainly.
This is only necessary when facing a tribulation of lightning.
Normally, armor made of level 3 materials is sufficient.
Furthermore, now that Lu Tao has advanced to the Martial King level, these armors can also be upgraded to the second tier, so protecting them shouldn't be difficult.
that's all.
In the time that followed, the heavenly thunder and lightning continued unabated, without a moment's pause.
If someone were to accidentally enter the Heavenly Thunder Abyss, they would surely be terrified by the scene before them.
That was endless heavenly lightning, filling the entire Heavenly Thunder Abyss, resembling a scene of world destruction.
Each bolt of heavenly lightning was enough to obliterate someone at the Divine Platform realm.
Those purple lightning bolts were powerful enough to kill even a Martial King.
As for the divine power formed by heavenly lightning, even if it is just the most ordinary divine power, it is not easy for even an ordinary martial god to deal with it.
Not to mention the final two bolts of heavenly lightning, which transformed into dragons and phoenixes to attack.
Faced with such a powerful heavenly tribulation, even a martial god would perish if he were not careful.
It's absolutely terrifying.
...
"Strange, the Heavenly Thunder and Shadows of the past few days seem a bit off."
Beyond the heavens.
Among the overseas forces, there is a strange sea beast with only one leg, which, like a pillar reaching to the sky, supports a massive, mountain-like body that is entirely blue-green.
Lightning currents constantly surged across its body, possessing immense power.
It is the Kui Niu, a sea beast with the talent for lightning, possessing extraordinary talent and immense strength.
at this time.
It is currently battling a powerful martial god from the Great Gan Kingdom with a single thunder pearl.
Suddenly, the Kui Niu spoke to the other sea creatures in a strange tone, saying the following sentence.
Immediately, other sea creatures asked, "What's wrong?"
Kui Niu hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know, I just feel that the aura of heavenly thunder in the Heavenly Thunder Netherworld is particularly active, and I feel that a rare treasure is about to be born."
actually.
A few days ago, Kui Niu sensed the activity of Tian Lei You's heavenly thunder.
However, Tian Lei You is special, and this situation occurs from time to time even in ordinary times, so it has long been used to it.
I didn't find it strange.
but.
In the past two days, Tianlei You has been unusually active, remaining active continuously for two full days without stopping.
It speculated that perhaps a rare treasure had been discovered.
It was somewhat tempted.
"A rare treasure? A lightning-attribute rare treasure?"
The other sea creatures were overjoyed upon hearing this.
If such a rare treasure were to appear and be obtained by the Kui Niu, it would undoubtedly enhance its power.
"I don't know, it's just a feeling."
Kui Niu shook its head, saying uncertainly, "The feeling is very strong. The heavenly thunder in the Heavenly Thunder Abyss has not stopped for the past two days. It's very strange. This feeling can only be caused by a rare treasure."
Kui Niu didn't even consider the possibility of a heavenly tribulation.
What heavenly tribulation can last for two days without stopping?
Even the Martial God's Tribulation wouldn't be like this.
and--
There were a few instances of activity in the past few days.
Surely the heavenly tribulations can't keep appearing intermittently like this?
"Send a few members of the Shentai clan to investigate and tell them to be careful."
One of the sea beasts immediately said, "If it's a rare treasure, that would be best. If we can get it, our chances of winning will be much greater. If not, at least we should get some lightning-attribute materials. That way, we'll have some gains."
Lightning-attribute materials are rare and precious.
This is also why there are no other materials in the Heavenly Thunder Netherworld; they have long been looted by overseas forces.
At this moment, the thunder pearl between the chest and abdomen of the Kui Niu was a divine artifact made from those materials.
It was precisely because of this Thunder Pearl that it, with only a mid-stage Martial God cultivation level, was able to fight against that late-stage Martial King expert without being at a disadvantage.
"Yes, we should not only investigate the Heavenly Thunder Abyss, but also other dangerous places."
Kui Niu nodded, glanced at the battlefield, and continued to transmit his voice, saying in a deep voice: "Today is different from the past. Now, any treasure that can enhance our strength can increase our chances of winning. I suggest that you also send other clan members and human cultivators to explore other dangerous places to see if you can gain anything."
in the past.
To avoid significant losses, even Martial Kings and Martial Gods dare not venture into dangerous places easily, let alone cultivators of lower realms.
But now, with the outbreak of a major war, they can't care about that anymore.
Anyway, it's just a matter of sacrificing some innate, grandmaster, and divine platforms. If we can find first-level materials, or even better rare treasures.
It's definitely worth it.
and--
Since humans are to be dispatched, it is natural to let human cultivators lead the charge, while the sea beasts reap the benefits from behind.
That's right.
Among the overseas powers, the human race's status is not high compared to the powerful races among the sea monsters.
overseas.
The main inhabitants are sea beasts. Although there are many human cultivators and they are very powerful, they are ruled by sea beasts.
The overseas world is simply too vast and expansive.
The ocean accounts for nearly 70% of the entire Ganyu continent.
The number of sea creatures is countless.
Furthermore, it has many different ethnic groups.
However, apart from some races with higher bloodlines, the other sea creatures are almost equal in status.
They were all ruled by a few races.
For example, the dragon race, carp race, seahorse race, elf race, etc.
These races possess exceptionally high talent and formidable strength, far surpassing any other sea beast race.
The human race's status is also below that of the other major races.
Even though the Kui Niu has exceptionally high talent, surpassing many Jiaolong clans, its clan is too small and far from being able to compete with Jiaolong clans, elves, and others.
in this way.
It had no choice but to obediently follow the orders of these tribes.
Of course, because of its high talent and strength, other races also respect it greatly and will not offend it without reason, thus giving it the same status as the sea gods of these races.
However, they have no decision-making power on many important matters; they can only offer opinions.
For example, that's the case right now.
"Hmm, not bad, then let's send some clansmen to investigate."
Other sea creatures, including the overseas human race, all nodded in agreement.
Then, they secretly sent messages to their respective races, forces, and sects, instructing them to explore and search in various dangerous places, hoping for unexpected surprises.
...
"Finally, the tribulation is over!"
Thunderous Strike
With the three-year-old child successfully undergoing his tribulation, all disciples of the Immortal Sect have completed their tribulations and successfully advanced to the Martial King realm.
The Immortal Sect, with its seven hundred disciples, all became Martial Kings.
and.
Each one of them possesses extremely powerful strength; they are not ordinary martial kings.
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
Upon returning to their cave, all the disciples bowed respectfully to Lu Tao with solemn expressions.
"Get up, everyone."
Lu Tao raised his right hand, signaling his disciples to stand up.
Looking at the seven hundred Martial King disciples, Lu Tao felt extremely proud.
This is my own masterpiece.
The Seven Hundred Martial Kings were all created by his own hands.
The sense of accomplishment is simply unparalleled.
As all disciples advanced to the Martial King realm, Lu Tao began his lecture as usual, saying, "For ordinary people, skin refining is the starting point of martial arts; for geniuses, the Innate Realm is the beginning of martial arts; but for you, is the Martial King realm the beginning of martial arts?"
"no!"
"Indeed, you are geniuses, the chosen ones of heaven. How can a mere Martial King realm be worthy of your starting point in martial arts?"
Lu Tao nodded, quite satisfied with the Immortal Sect disciple's answer, and continued, "I have high expectations for you. Martial King realm... I believe you won't stay there for long, and the same goes for Martial God."
"I hope that you will continue to work hard, without being complacent, lazy, or arrogant, and continue on the path of martial arts."
Looking at his disciples, Lu Tao said in a loud voice, "I hope that in the future, all the disciples of our Immortal Sect can cross the Martial God realm together and ascend to the God Realm!"
"Yes, Sect Master!"
All the disciples of the Immortal Sect were excited, even the old man He Zongming was so excited that his face turned red.
"Can you do it?" Lu Tao roared again.
"It's possible!"
The disciples of the Immortal Sect roared excitedly, their expressions extremely fanatical, feeling a surge of adrenaline.
Lu Tao nodded in satisfaction, then said with a smile, "Alright, next, I'll give you a few tasks."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Next.
Lu Tao instructed his disciples to grind experience points for various cultivation techniques and secret methods, bringing them to the upper-grade Earth rank.
previously--
When all the disciples reach the Divine Platform realm, it takes seven hundred people an hour to upgrade a cultivation technique to the middle-grade Earth rank.
Nowadays, to reach the top-tier Earth rank, the experience gained is increased 100 times, but as the disciples' cultivation levels improve, the experience gained per run is increased 10 times.
With the upgrade of the Immortal Sect, the experience-gathering speed has increased by 2 times again.
Added together, that's 20 times.
in this way--
It would take seven hundred Martial King disciples five times as long, or five hours, to upgrade a cultivation technique to the upper-grade Earth rank.
"It feels so good to keep improving."
Lu Tao abandoned his disciples who were grinding for experience points and leisurely returned to his room to prepare for cultivation.
And at this time.
He Yuanshuang walked in with a kind expression on her face.
Lu Tao didn't notice the expression on He Yuanshuang's face. Instead, he smiled mischievously, picked her up, and was about to walk to the bedside when he saw He Yuanshuang look up at him with tender eyes and a hint of shyness on her face as she whispered, "Brother Lu, I...I'm pregnant!"
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