Whoosh!
In the Land of Reincarnation, a statue that Lu Tao had placed earlier suddenly opened its eyes.
The next moment.
Lu Tao's physical body appeared in the Land of Reincarnation, while his soul returned.
Without further ado, Lu Tao used the Anywhere Door again to leave the Land of Reincarnation and appeared in the void outside.
With a casual wave of his hand.
A vast secret realm began to merge with the void.
Before long, the secret realm completely merged into the void, becoming indistinguishable from the real thing.
Lu Tao went straight inside.
This is the No. 2 Tribulation Crossing Secret Realm. Its internal space far exceeds that of the No. 1, covering a radius of over ten million miles. It is more than enough for a tribulation crossing.
Lu Tao handed the No. 2 Great Thousand World to He Yuanshuang and instructed her, "There's nothing to see in the tribulation process so far. You should continue cultivating. While I'm undergoing my tribulation, you should all cultivate to the peak of the God Emperor realm."
The previous God Emperor Tribulation took two days to complete; now, the God Emperor Tribulation will definitely take even longer.
One day outside is equivalent to more than seven hundred years inside.
In these two or three days, it will be enough for everyone else in the Immortal Sect to cultivate their essence, qi, spirit, and true marrow to the peak of the Divine Emperor realm.
At that time...
The Immortal Sect can truly achieve a situation where all its members are God Emperors.
"Don't worry, my husband, we know."
He Yuanshuang nodded.
Without saying much, Lu Tao flew straight to the center of the secret realm and began to release his own aura, attracting the heavenly tribulation.
Boom—
In an instant, the heavenly tribulation began to brew.
As the heavenly tribulation brewed, He Yuanshuang also entered the cave and instructed Number 2: "Number 2, remember to call me in time when the sect leader's heavenly tribulation descends."
"Yes, Madam Sect Master."
Number 2 was tasked with keeping a close eye on Lu Tao's tribulation progress.
He Yuanshuang then said to the others, "You should all go into seclusion and cultivate as soon as possible. Number 2 will notify you when the sect leader's tribulation arrives."
"yes!"
The other members of the Immortal Sect also began to go into seclusion.
They actually had no worries whatsoever about the sect leader's tribulation.
Countless past experiences have shown that as long as you pray, there will be no problems.
They can take advantage of the sect leader's tribulation to seize the time to cultivate.
When the calamity arrives, then we'll observe.
In an instant.
The entire Immortal Sect once again went into seclusion.
Among these people, Lu Ling and her three siblings had already reached the Divine Emperor level in all other aspects, but had only just entered the ninth level of the Divine Emperor realm in terms of True Essence.
It was just one step away from perfection.
Compared to others, the four siblings are still far ahead.
Even though many others have cultivated for nearly a thousand years longer than them at the God Emperor realm.
They have caught up and surpassed them.
However, He Yuanshuang, Wu Ming, and Xiaotian are still somewhat behind the others.
Buzz!
Boom!
The Immortal Sect was very peaceful, with everyone diligently cultivating, while thunder rumbled continuously in the Tribulation Crossing Secret Realm.
Crack!
Before long, the heavenly tribulation descended.
As always, Lu Tao let the lightning strike his head without moving an inch.
To say that the previous thunderbolts were merely tickling was an exaggeration.
crackling sound—
The heavenly tribulations were constantly brewing and descending.
Each heavenly tribulation became nourishment for Lu Tao's physical body, allowing it to continuously improve and strengthen.
Having survived so many tribulations, Lu Tao knew that compared to his strength in other aspects, his physical body had always been in a leading position.
The key is the tempering through the Heavenly Tribulation.
In terms of internal energy and spiritual soul, compared to the improvements made during the tribulation process, they are still weaker than the physical body.
This is evident.
The importance of the physical body to a living being.
Perhaps many other beings in the divine realm only pursue cultivation levels and do not care much about their physical bodies.
Therefore, being ambushed could very likely lead to the collapse of one's physical body.
But this is not the case with Lu Tao.
Boom!
One heavenly tribulation after another descended, and in the blink of an eye, the 37th heavenly lightning bolt had arrived.
Compared to the previous 36, the 37th heavenly lightning bolt is undoubtedly even more powerful.
Unfortunately, it still posed no threat to Lu Tao.
With his physical body alone, he could completely withstand the bombardment of heavenly lightning and absorb all the pure primordial energy of heaven and earth carried by the lightning itself.
"The purity of this spiritual energy is comparable to that of a mid-grade Holy Spirit Vein!"
Lu Tao nodded silently.
This is only 37 Heavenly Tribulations, but the Heavenly and Earthly Qi carried by the Heavenly Tribulations is comparable to that of a mid-grade Holy Spirit Vein, and it is so pure that it can be completely absorbed without any refining.
This is even more enjoyable than cultivation.
Lu Tao didn't waste a single drop, using it all to enhance the strength of his physical body.
His physical body, though only at the peak of the Divine Emperor realm, is comparable to, or even surpasses, an Emperor-level artifact in terms of hardness.
A low-grade imperial artifact is probably no match for his physical body.
It should be roughly comparable to a mid-grade imperial artifact.
This is extremely terrifying.
Boom—
Lu Tao continued to undergo tribulations, feeling each tribulation more powerful than the last. Lu Tao remained calm and completely unmoved.
Several hours later, another round of heavenly tribulation was completed.
Lu Tao has already survived 72 heavenly tribulations.
Crack!
Not long after, the 73rd Heavenly Tribulation descended.
"The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is comparable to a top-grade Holy Spirit Vein!"
Lu Tao was not surprised by this.
The difference in the power of a heavenly tribulation can be seen from the quality of the pure primordial energy it carries.
This is the benefit brought by the heavenly tribulation.
certainly.
Only those who successfully survive the heavenly tribulation can be considered to have received a blessing; if they fail, it is merely their last supper before death.
The dinner was quite substantial.
Lu Tao accepted all comers, consuming all the primordial energy of heaven and earth, leaving not a trace.
Boom!
As another round of nine heavenly tribulations descended, the 82nd bolt of heavenly lightning struck.
The changes are minor, except that the power has increased significantly and the primordial energy of heaven and earth is now more refined.
As Lu Tao continued his tribulation, he began to feel somewhat strained. It wasn't that he couldn't overcome it, but rather that the heavenly lightning was striking his physical body, causing considerable damage.
Even so, in order to make his physical body stronger and not miss such an opportunity for improvement, Lu Tao never used any external objects to resist.
Even though Lu Tao hasn't experienced any hardships or trials in his cultivation, he still possesses this much resilience.
not to mention……
Compared to when he was undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of the God King before, with Miao Yi interfering, this Heavenly Tribulation now at least looks easier.
Lu Tao, of course, would not miss such an opportunity.
Boom! Crash! Plop!
As one tribulation after another descended, Lu Tao's physical body was damaged time and time again.
But in the end, after absorbing all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth carried by the heavenly tribulation, it not only recovered but became even stronger.
Another hour passed.
This round of nine heavenly lightning strikes was overcome once again.
The 91st Heavenly Tribulation began to brew.
Lu Tao knew that the next heavenly lightning bolt should be the Chaos Heavenly Lightning.
While undergoing his tribulation, Lu Tao didn't forget to glance at Lu Ling and her three siblings who were watching.
They have already emerged from seclusion, and their cultivation has reached its limit.
The four of them reached perfection in all aspects even faster than other disciples of the Immortal Sect.
It must be said that their qualifications are indeed impressive.
Boom—
The 91st Heavenly Tribulation descended, and it was indeed Chaos Heavenly Lightning.
With a crack!
The lightning struck Lu Tao, knocking him off his feet and nearly hitting the ground, leaving his head covered in blood.
But Lu Tao was completely unafraid. He frantically circulated the Immortal Scripture, not only absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth carried by the chaotic lightning, but also drawing the chaotic lightning into his physical body and controlling it to continuously temper his body.
They are clearly treating it as a tool.
Under the bombardment of chaotic thunder, Lu Tao's physical body was destroyed and then reassembled.
In the process of repeated destruction, rebirth, and reorganization, his physical body also grew.
This speed was extremely fast, much faster than when he usually cultivated.
The benefits brought by the heavenly tribulation were undoubtedly enormous, and Lu Tao made the most of them.
Lu Tao used all nine bolts of chaotic heavenly lightning to temper his physical body.
From head to toe, every inch of flesh, bone, and internal organs has been tempered countless times.
After passing through the nine chaotic heavenly lightning bolts, Lu Tao felt that his physical body had reached a new level.
It is already comparable to a top-grade imperial artifact.
If this gets out, probably no one will believe it.
Lu Tao, who was only at the God Emperor realm, already possessed a physical body comparable to a high-grade imperial artifact.
You need to know.
High-grade imperial artifacts often correspond to the late stage of the God Emperor realm, or even the peak of the God Emperor realm.
How outrageous is that?
Boom!
The heavenly tribulation continued to brew, and the scope and power of its brewing made Lu Tao raise an eyebrow.
"This power... it doesn't quite seem like the Heavenly Tribulation of Earth?"
Lu Tao frowned.
There is absolutely no record of a 100th Heavenly Tribulation in historical records.
Lu Tao didn't know if no one in history had ever reached this point with a perfect Heavenly Tribulation, or if those records had simply not been passed down.
In short, there's nothing he can offer that we can learn from.
They had no idea what the 100th Heavenly Tribulation looked like.
But he soon found out.
"The Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation?"
Lu Tao raised an eyebrow.
The moment the 100th Heavenly Tribulation descended, Lu Tao knew that this was the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation, a Heavenly Tribulation in which the Five Elements Great Dao descended together, rather than a single one.
In an instant.
The heavy Earth Path, the Fire Path that burns the sea of his heart, the Water Path that absorbs life force, the Metal Path that runs through his body, and the Wood Path that nearly turned him into a wooden being...
Everything acted on Lu Tao in that instant.
In an instant, Lu Tao seemed to be in a dangerous situation.
but.
Lu Tao was mentally prepared for the complete Five Elements Great Dao Heavenly Tribulation before he even began his tribulation.
Although he thought it would only appear at the end of the Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Tribulation, he was well prepared and didn't panic.
Buzz!
Immortal Scripture, Chaos Dao Embryo, Elixirs, and so on...
Lu Tao used everything to its fullest extent to frantically resist the attacks of the Five Elements Great Dao Heavenly Tribulation.
Although it may seem like just the Five Elements Great Dao, any cultivator can comprehend about 50% of the power of any one of these Great Daos, which is equivalent to mastery in terms of cultivation techniques.
This means that each of the Great Dao powers is the domain of a mid-stage God Emperor.
The Five Elements are actually five mid-stage God Emperors, but in reality, they are even stronger than five mid-stage God Emperors attacking together.
The five elements are inherently mutually generating and restraining, and under the control of the Heavenly Tribulation, they are undoubtedly perfectly coordinated, even more powerful than the late-stage God Emperor.
He's at least at the eighth or ninth level of the God Emperor realm.
Buzz!
Despite the powerful resistance, Lu Tao quickly broke free from the mental influence and regained control of his physical body, thus dissolving the power of the Five Elements Dao.
"Phew... Now we've covered the Five Elements, what's next?"
Lu Tao looked solemn, but he wasn't worried. After making his wish, he knew he would be able to overcome the heavenly tribulation.
I just don't know how difficult this calamity will be.
soon.
He knew then how difficult it would be.
"The Yin-Yang Heavenly Tribulation..."
Lu Tao was speechless. The Yin-Yang Dao landed on him, and his body was in a state of extreme discomfort, even more so than when he encountered the incompatible Daos of Water and Fire. It seemed that even the essence, energy, and spirit he had cultivated with the Hunyuan Technique were about to dissolve.
Lu Tao's face was solemn as he focused all his energy on circulating the Immortal Scripture, while simultaneously using the Chaos Dao Embryo to slowly erode the two Great Dao powers.
After the Yin-Yang Dao disappeared, Lu Tao felt even more refreshed.
It seems that under the correction of the Yin-Yang Heavenly Tribulation, his essence, energy, and spirit have become more abundant and complete.
Boom!
The calamity continued to brew.
A quarter of an hour later, another heavenly tribulation descended.
"Cause and Effect Tribulation..."
Sensing the arrival of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, Lu Tao remained expressionless.
The tribulations that followed were far beyond his expectations.
In the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, Lu Tao not only saw the various causes and effects in his cultivation career, but also the causes and effects he had experienced on Earth.
Memories that had been buried for so long resurfaced.
Amidst all these causes and effects, his soul seemed to be affected as well, undergoing one difficult choice after another, as if trying to correct his past.
In response to this.
Lu Tao's expression seemed to be struggling, but in reality, even if he had to make the choice again, his choice would still be the same as before.
There was no change.
Even under the influence of the Heavenly Tribulation, Lu Tao's Dao Heart remains extremely resilient.
After passing through the karmic tribulation, Lu Tao felt a sense of relief and comfort.
It also strengthened my resolve to follow the path I've chosen.
Boom!
Another calamity is about to descend.
"The tribulations of birth, aging, sickness, and death..."
This ordeal was one that Lu Tao had experienced before, especially death.
It was as if he was experiencing the karmic tribulation of the previous one again, only this time, unlike the previous karmic tribulation where he had to choose again, he was experiencing the process from birth to death.
During this process, Lu Tao experienced various physical and mental hardships.
It's like going through eighty-one tribulations.
Throughout the ordeal, Lu Tao appeared so frail, as fragile as an infant compared to his current powerful cultivation.
But he had a very strong spirit, and no illness could defeat him.
Even in the end, he felt only resentment and relief, and did not regret having lived this life.
"This heavenly tribulation... is a bit terrifying!"
Having survived the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death, Lu Tao was somewhat astonished.
The subsequent tribulations were completely beyond his imagination.
"What will be the next heavenly tribulation?"
Lu Tao began to feel a sense of anticipation.
soon.
He then saw the answer—the tribulation of the seven emotions and six desires.
In that instant, Lu Tao seemed to have a split personality, his soul splitting into multiple parts, with all sorts of emotions constantly appearing on his face and emerging in his soul.
Even with his powerful, perfected Divine Emperor soul, he was unable to suppress these seemingly weak but actually incredibly powerful emotions.
"Hiss..."
Lu Tao gasped.
The Immortal Scripture, the Soul-Suppressing Scripture, the Heart Scripture, the Chaos Dao Embryo, the Merit God Statue, and many other powers were unleashed.
final.
He suppressed all his complex emotions and kept them deep inside.
"The seven emotions and six desires are truly terrifying!"
Lu Tao had long been familiar with this kind of power of the Great Dao; Ji Yu's Great Dao of Desire was just like this.
The single path of desire alone is enough to instill fear in beings of the same level, let alone when all seven emotions and six desires are combined, naturally making it even stronger.
Fortunately, Lu Tao was resourceful and successfully weathered the crisis.
After overcoming the tribulation of the seven emotions and six desires, Lu Tao's mind and spirit seemed to have been cleansed, becoming more transparent and clear.
Boom!
Another calamity is about to descend.
Upon sensing it, Lu Tao felt a chill run down his spine; it was—the Tribulation of Reincarnation.
The next moment.
Lu Tao fell into the illusion once again.
In the illusion, he not only experienced birth, aging, sickness and death again, but also seemed to experience the seven emotions and six desires again, and he was trapped in reincarnation after reincarnation.
During the cycle of reincarnation, Lu Tao not only reincarnated as a human, but also as other races, such as insects, wild beasts, divine beasts, dragons and phoenixes.
Reincarnation after reincarnation, death after death.
At the bottom are ants and servants, in the middle are ferocious beasts and merchants, at the top are divine beasts and emperors, and at the top are dragons and phoenixes, human emperors, and so on.
He experienced it all.
In this cycle of reincarnation, Lu Tao once again experiences countless births, aging, sickness, and death, as well as the seven emotions and six desires.
When the calamity ended, Lu Tao's eyes looked extremely desolate.
It was as if countless years had passed.
He originally had clear eyes and was just a relatively young cultivator who had cultivated for about ten thousand years, but now he gave people the feeling of an old man in his twilight years.
It seems as if it has lived through countless eras, witnessing the birth and death of countless beings, the rise and fall of dynasties, and the extinction of races...
"call--"
Suddenly, Lu Tao closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
When he opened his eyes again, his gaze returned to its bright state, as if he had not been affected by the tribulation of reincarnation.
In reality, Lu Tao felt that his mind was more calm and steady, like a rock, unmoved by external things.
Even if the realm of gods were destroyed, his mind seemed unaffected.
Boom!
Without giving Lu Tao any time to catch his breath, the heavenly tribulation descended once more.
"Strip away the Heavenly Tribulation?"
This surprised Lu Tao somewhat.
Depriving one of the Great Dao is indeed very powerful, but it doesn't seem to be above the Heavenly Tribulations such as the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and Reincarnation, does it?
But soon, Lu Tao discovered the terror of being stripped of the Heavenly Tribulation.
It actually intends to strip Lu Tao of everything.
For example, aptitude, comprehension, cultivation, chaotic rules, memory, and so on.
This greatly alarmed Lu Tao.
He frantically manipulated the rules of chaos to resist and dissipate the power of the heavenly tribulation, while also using various divine artifacts to resist it.
To his dismay, the divine artifacts stripped him of his refining marks after the Heavenly Tribulation was removed, leaving him with no control over them.
To his surprise, the tribulation seemed to only strip him of control, but did not use any divine artifacts to target Lu Tao.
Upon seeing this, Lu Tao's heart stirred.
Immediately unleash a multitude of divine artifacts to strip away their power, thereby depleting the Heavenly Tribulation's strength.
The results were indeed excellent.
As the Heavenly Tribulation stripped away more and more divine artifacts, the power it consumed also increased, gradually having little effect on Lu Tao.
final.
Lu Tao easily got through this ordeal.
"It looks terrifying, but it's actually much easier than the previous tribulations."
Lu Tao was somewhat surprised.
The removal of the Heavenly Tribulation reminded him of the removal of the Great Dao, which naturally led him to think of the Heavenly Emperor.
He didn't quite understand why the Great Dao Deprivation would appear in the fourth to last of the Perfect Heavenly Tribulation.
to be honest……
This Dao of Deprivation was almost unheard of in the entire God Realm, and it didn't receive much attention from powerful figures.
Even when rules are stripped away, this is still the case.
The result of being stripped of the Great Dao appeared in the fourth to last of the Perfect Heavenly Tribulation, which Lu Tao really couldn't understand.
Boom!
The brewing tribulation didn't stop Lu Tao from thinking further; he took the opportunity to adjust his breathing and recover.
A quarter of an hour later, the third-to-last heavenly tribulation descended.
Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Tribulation!
The Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Tribulation, manifesting as two beings, a dragon and a phoenix, carrying the Five Elements Dao, the Dao of Cause and Effect, the Dao of Reincarnation, the Dao of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, and the Dao of Separation, bombarded Lu Tao relentlessly.
"Isn't this heavenly tribulation far too terrifying?"
Lu Tao was startled.
Previous perfect tribulations, such as the Dragon and Phoenix Tribulations, only involved the Five Elements rules or the rules of spacetime.
Now, things are much better; they're directly bringing along all sorts of great paths.
That's simply outrageous.
Lu Tao even doubted whether beings in history who followed the path of chaos and reached the pinnacle of the God Emperor realm could overcome the tribulations that preceded them.
Without further thought, Lu Tao unleashed the various defensive artifacts he had prepared beforehand to withstand the bombardment of the Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Tribulation.
As for the power of the Great Dao of the seven emotions and six desires, it is naturally left to be resisted by the statue of merit, the artifact of soul suppression, the Heart Sutra, and so on.
That's how it is.
Lu Tao used all his methods and finally exhausted the power of the Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Tribulation, thus surviving the tribulation.
"In the past, we could kill dragons and phoenixes, but now we can only exhaust them..."
Lu Tao was utterly helpless.
This Heavenly Tribulation of the God Emperor is simply terrifying.
Boom!
Before Lu Tao could think further, the next tribulation descended once more.
"Time-Space Tribulation!"
Lu Tao's expression was solemn. Having experienced the rules of time and space before, he was not surprised by the appearance of the time and space tribulation.
We must take this seriously.
The moment the Time-Space Tribulation appeared, it directly affected Lu Tao.
It's impossible to defend against at all.
Because it delivers power directly to every part of Lu Tao's body by traversing space.
Flesh and blood, bones, internal organs, dantian (lower abdomen), soul sea, and even the smallest cells are no exception.
The power of time surged into every corner of Lu Tao's being.
In this instant.
Lu Tao was in great pain, not only because his body was in two extreme states, but also because he seemed to be on the verge of collapse at any moment.
Even he himself seemed to be affected by the Great Dao of Time, and his cultivation was showing signs of regression.
No!
To be precise, it wasn't that his cultivation had regressed, but rather that he seemed to be experiencing a reversal of time.
It seems like we're going back to how things were in the past.
This power of time seems to only affect him, returning him to his weak state, but has no impact on the outside world.
"That's terrifying?!"
Lu Tao was secretly shocked. He unleashed the Chaos Dao Embryo with all his might, relentlessly obliterating the power of spacetime.
To Lu Tao's relief, although the power of the Great Dao of Time and Space was extremely strong, it could only consume the Chaos Dao Embryo, but could not make it be affected by time and space and thus separate.
The nascent Chaos Dao is always in a state of chaos, rather than being dispersed into three thousand scattered rules.
This made it much easier for Lu Tao to deal with the time-space tribulation.
They won't be completely helpless.
*Swoosh!* *Buzz!*
final--
Under the erosion of the Chaos Embryo, the two forces of the Time-Space Tribulation were completely wiped out.
Lu Tao successfully survived the penultimate tribulation.
Only one final heavenly tribulation remains.
But at this time, his physical condition was extremely poor.
Buzz!
The moment the time-space tribulation was completed, the final tribulation descended instantly, as if it hadn't needed any preparation.
"This is... the power of Heaven's Way!"
Lu Tao stared wide-eyed, exhausted. He hadn't expected that the final tribulation would be the Heavenly Dao itself.
He didn't know what this special power was before, but he learned from Tianyu Daosheng that it was the power of the Heavenly Dao.
"I'm only at the peak of the God Emperor realm, why are you already testing me with the power of the Heavenly Dao?"
Lu Tao was speechless.
He unleashed the Chaos Embryo once more, meeting the power of the Heavenly Dao.
puff!
In just a moment, Lu Tao's Chaotic Dao Embryo collapsed, shattered into three thousand rules by the bombardment of the Heavenly Dao, and then obliterated into nothingness.
"Hiss—"
Lu Tao couldn't help but gasp.
In an instant, Lu Tao felt a sense of relief wash over him.
He was shocked to discover that after defeating the Chaos Dao Chick, the power of the Heavenly Dao was also completely exhausted, resulting in mutual destruction with the Chaos Dao Chick.
He has already survived 108 heavenly tribulations.
"Phew... I've finally become a God Emperor!"
Having successfully completed his tribulation, Lu Tao's cultivation level began to advance...
(P.S.: Why do I keep writing more and more words as it gets closer to the end? These two chapters are both around 6,000 words each, I'm exhausted.)
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