After this battle, the eight factions within the sea snake clan all regarded Long Tian as a thorn in their side. They tried to use various means to induce Long Tian to make mistakes in order to suppress him, but none of them achieved the desired effect.
Long Tian was able to crack every conspiracy and trick in an appropriate way every time, accumulating more prestige within the sea snake tribe, making those villains who secretly targeted him hate him vehemently but helpless.
After finding that they could not find a breakthrough from Long Tian himself, they turned their attention to the subordinates around Long Tian, wanting to start with them and embarrass Long Tian.
After all, these sea snakes who followed Long Tian did not have the same determination as Long Tian. They were framed, did wrong things, and were cursed by their own kind.
At this time, Long Tian faced a dilemma. If he punished his subordinates in public, he would not be implicated, but it would chill the hearts of the sea snakes who followed him.
If he did not punish the subordinate who had done something wrong and let him go unpunished, the prestige he had worked so hard to build would be destroyed.
After weighing the pros and cons, Long Tian decided to severely whip his subordinates in front of all the sea snakes in order to quell public grievances.
However, after punishing his subordinates, he did not just leave. Instead, he personally carried his subordinates to his own bedroom, and appealed to their emotions and reason, taking good care of them until they recovered.
As a result, the subordinates who were whipped by him not only did not hate him, but were grateful to him and became more loyal to him.
During the past ten years, the eight factions within the sea snake clan used all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, but they were all cleverly resolved by Long Tian. Instead of strangling Long Tian in the cradle, they became Long Tian's stepping stones.
Long Tian performed outstandingly in all major battles, his prestige among the sea snake clan was further enhanced, and his power was also expanding.
At the age of forty-five, Long Tian broke through the seventeenth level of Qi Refining and reached the realm that Su Changsheng had achieved when he was one hundred and ninety-five years old.
Although the times are progressing and the difficulty of cultivation is decreasing, it is extremely rare to be able to cultivate to such a level at the age of forty-five.
However, Long Tian did not choose to trigger a thunder tribulation and break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage at this time.
The higher the level of Qi Refining, the stronger the strength after building the foundation, but the intensity of the thunder tribulation faced when crossing the tribulation will also be higher.
Generally speaking, the tenth level of Qi Refining can trigger a thunder tribulation and attempt to break through the Foundation Establishment Stage.
For example, the eight sea snakes in the foundation-building stage in the sea snake clan broke through the foundation-building stage when they were at the tenth level of Qi Refining.
But if you start building the foundation at the tenth level of Qi Refining, even if you succeed, your strength will not be greatly improved.
Long Tian’s goal is to reach the land, unify the demon race, and establish a demon kingdom. Naturally, he has higher requirements for himself. He will never trigger a thunder tribulation unless he reaches the 20th level of Qi Refining!
The twentieth level of Qi Refining is a realm that has never been reached before and will never be reached again. It is so difficult that ordinary cultivators dare not even think about it.
But Long Tian reached the seventeenth level of Qi Refining at the age of forty-five. He had the confidence and the ability to move towards this seemingly impossible goal!
While practicing hard, Long Tian also often went out to explore and collect materials for refining various elixirs and magical instruments.
Especially the materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill, Long Tian would collect as many as he could find.
The thunder tribulation caused by the twentieth level of Qi Refining must be extremely terrifying. Long Tian must make full preparations and try his best to maximize the success rate of overcoming the tribulation.
In addition, Long Tian also had to find a way to improve the combat capabilities of his subordinates, and the simplest way was to equip them with enough elixirs and magic weapons.
This is something that other forces cannot do, but Long Tian is proficient in various Taoist methods of the human race, and alchemy and weapon refining are his strengths.
Therefore, this is a unique advantage that belongs only to him. As long as it is used well, it will be easy to unite people.
At the age of sixty-four, Long Tian and Zhen Zhen's first generation of children had grown up and followed Long Tian in battle, making great achievements.
Long Tian became more and more brave, and achieved remarkable feats in several major battles, defeating several major races in the surrounding waters. He even fought with strong men in the Foundation Establishment Stage many times, and escaped unscathed every time.
For a time, Long Tian was awed by all the major races in the surrounding seas, and they were willing to do anything to poach him, but Long Tian rejected them all without hesitation.
Long Tian’s strength made the other eight forces of the Sea Snake Clan extremely fearful, and even caused panic among the eight Foundation Establishment Elders.
They began to unite, spread rumors, and secretly mocked and slandered Long Tian, hoping to slowly ruin Long Tian's reputation within the sea snake clan.
But the people have sharp eyes. Long Tian always rushes to the front in every battle, has made great achievements, and never abandons any sea snake. He is loyal and righteous.
All of this was seen and remembered by the sea snakes. How could a few rumors shake Long Tian's position in their hearts?
At the age of sixty-nine, Long Tian went out on a mission but was ambushed by a villain and entered an extremely dangerous deep-sea secret realm. He was trapped inside and unable to escape.
After Long Tian discovered that he could not break out of this deep-sea secret realm with his current strength, he adjusted his mentality in time, fighting and practicing at the same time, and finally broke through to the 20th level of Qi Refining at the age of 75.
In an instant, a massive thunder descended from the dark deep sea. The terrifying lightning penetrated everything, but could not shatter Long Tian's body that had been tempered by thousands of trials and tribulations.
Long Tian successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, becoming the first cultivator in the history of Blue Star to trigger a thunder tribulation at the 20th level of Qi Refining and successfully break through.
The moment he broke through the foundation-building stage, an extremely powerful aura swept across the entire sea area, and countless marine creatures were frightened and crawled on the ground, not daring to move.
Several deep-sea overlords who had been dormant for a long time were awakened by Long Tian. They were furious and wanted to settle accounts with Long Tian. One of them was even a low-level form of the divine beast Kun!
The cultivation base of these deep-sea overlords is above the middle stage of foundation building, and one has even reached the late stage of foundation building!
However, facing such a powerful enemy, Long Tian, who had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, showed no fear. Holding a long spear in his hand, he walked towards several deep-sea overlords. In just a few breaths, he beat them so hard that they screamed in defeat.
Long Tian’s combat power is already strong enough that he can easily fight against opponents of higher levels!
Long Tian returned to the Sea Snake Tribe and found that after a few years, most of his power had been eroded and his children were living a miserable life.
Zhenzhen was even forced many times by Long Tian's rival to remarry, but she always refused to yield and preserved her chastity.
In order to stabilize the various forces of the sea snake clan and prevent the clan from splitting, the old and frail sea snake king, who is nearing the end of his life, actually teamed up with those villains to force Zhenzhen into a desperate situation!
On the one hand, Long Tian was deeply moved by his wife's loyalty to him, but on the other hand, he was furious about the tragic experiences that had happened to his family in the past few years.
In just one hour, he killed all the sea snakes that dared to divide his power and oppress his family!
Eight sea snakes in the Foundation Establishment Stage joined forces to suppress him, but they were swept away by his long spear, their heads flew off, and they died on the spot.
If Zhenzhen hadn't begged him with tears, even her father, the Sea Snake King, the monarch who once commanded the entire sea snake clan, would have died under his halberd!
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