Chapter 487 Three, Three Tribulations True Immortal?
The seven-nation melee that stirred up the Central Continent started off strong but ended up being anticlimactic.
The war between Shu and the Immortal Kingdom was disrupted by Qin Mo, resulting in casualties on both sides. No one gained the upper hand over the other, so they could only "shake hands and make peace" and withdraw.
Nothing changed.
This was a disaster for the Tang Kingdom, which was destroyed and fell into the arms of the Xia Kingdom. The Xia Kingdom became the biggest beneficiary of this battle, without sending a single soldier. It first recovered Hanzhong and then annexed the Tang Kingdom.
Really sit back and reap the benefits.
Another country that was relatively miserable was Yue.
Because he had two minds, while dealing with the Demon Kingdom, he was also thinking about annexing the Tang Kingdom. As a result, he was defeated by the Demon Kingdom who attacked with all their strength, and took the opportunity to retake the four counties of Yangzhou.
It can be said that he lost the rice while trying to steal the chicken.
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Shenxiao Sword Sect, Shenxiao Peak.
In the pavilion located halfway up the mountain, Qin Mo was chatting with Zhou Shihong.
Just now, Qin Mo sent away the visiting True Lord Yuyang, Taoist Qingping and True Man Zhaoxia, and negotiated the establishment of Taoist temples in the territory of Xia State by Chunyang Palace, Huanhua Sword Sect and Piaomiao Palace.
After annexing the Tang Kingdom,
The capital of the Xia State was still located in Heishui City, and Emperor Yan was still the King of Xia.
As the Xia Kingdom expanded vigorously, it took over the four states of Sizhou, Bingzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou in one fell swoop. As the actual controller of the Xia Kingdom, the Shenxiao Sword Sect naturally saw its fortunes soar.
Only the headmaster Qin Mo,
The annual salary increased from 75 million experience points to 85 million points.
It’s not too exaggerated.
The benefits brought by the regional expansion are not as great as the joining of the Red Eyebrow Master alone.
certainly,
This is also because the position of Human Emperor is still vacant and the dust has not yet settled.
Although bigwigs like True Lord Yuyang, True Man Zhaoxia, Taoist Qingping and others joined the Xia Kingdom, they were not under the control of the Shenxiao Sword Sect, and naturally could not be considered as the power of the Shenxiao Sword Sect.
"After annexing Tang, Xia will become the most powerful contender for the throne of the Emperor."
Before the Tang Kingdom surrendered, Zhou Shihong hadn't heard any news about it. He could only sigh that Qin Mo's current methods were beyond his imagination.
But it's a good thing after all.
With the dissolution of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, Zhou Shihong had put an end to his worries. He smiled and said, "I have seriously considered what you said last time. I have also discussed it with Chu Jian and others. We have decided to reorganize Tianshu into Tianshu Sect, and the dojo will be located in Qilian Mountain. What do you think?"
"That's great. I fully agree. Who will be the sect leader?" Qin Mo asked.
"Chu Jian."
"Oh?" Qin Mo was a little surprised. He thought that Zhou Shihong would personally serve as the sect leader.
"My qualifications are limited, and I've reached the level of an Earthly Immortal. I'd better give the opportunity to the young people," said Zhou Shihong.
Are you accepting your age?
Qin Mo's eyes were full of inexplicable meaning. He just nodded silently without commenting. He said, "After annexing Tang, Xia can consider developing the western border area."
"Western Xinjiang?" Zhou Shihong was slightly surprised.
In the territory of Central China, Western Xinjiang has always been an unowned land. This is due to objective factors that make it difficult to develop, and also because it is sandwiched between Shu, Xia and Liuli Buddhist Kingdom, and its geographical location is very sensitive.
No one dares to set foot there easily.
"The Kingdom of Shu should not have a head-on conflict with the Kingdom of Xia again." Qin Mo said lightly.
Looking at the Central Continent, Xia Kingdom has the largest territory, and it has two celestial immortals and four three-tribulation true immortals in charge. Its strength is unprecedentedly strong. Even Shu Kingdom does not dare to confront Xia Kingdom under such circumstances.
If a conflict really comes, Qin Mo will not hesitate to confront Shu head-on.
It is based on such considerations that Qin Mo believes that the time is ripe for Xia State to develop the western border and continue to expand the strategic depth of Xia State with Blue Star as the backing.
No need to worry about this or that like before.
"Okay, I understand." With Qin Mo's approval, Zhou Shihong instantly gained confidence, "It's time to show our muscles to the outside world and demonstrate our determination to fight for the throne of the Human Emperor."
"That's just how it should be."
Qin Mo smiled and nodded. It was easy to talk to Zhou Shihong. He just needed to get to the point.
…
After finishing the sect's affairs, Qin Mo can finally do some private work.
Last time, taking advantage of the war between the Immortal Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom, he, in the identity of the Black Cloud Demon Lord, frantically swept up 6.2 billion experience points. Adding the previous surplus, the remaining experience points reached 11.5 billion.
It's almost overflowing.
This also means that Qin Mo can trigger the second of the forty-nine heavenly tribulations - heavenly thunder and earth fire - at any time.
In view of this,
Qin Mo immediately left Shenxiao Mountain and came to the Yanhuang subcontinent again through the teleportation array.
here,
It has been regarded as Qin Mo's private back garden and a place to overcome tribulations.
After arriving at the coast of the East China Sea, Qin Mo found an uninhabited deserted island and casually built a cave. However, he did not rush to trigger the heavenly calamity, but started another period of seclusion.
After the Seven Kingdoms War,
The immortals and demons each have three major states, and on the surface they are tending towards balance.
In view of this,
Qin Mo believes that it is unlikely that a major conflict will break out in Central China in the short term.
Unless he instigates...
In addition, Xia Kingdom is now as stable as a rock, so it doesn't matter whether Qin Mo is there or not. The conditions for long-term retreat are even better, and there is no need to rush to overcome the tribulation.
Practice on your own first.
This retreat lasted for a full seventy years.
Because of the ancient tree of time, Qin Mo has actually been practicing for more than seven hundred years. Including his previous retreat, he is almost approaching the red line of one thousand years.
So, Qin Mo came out reluctantly.
After seven hundred years, the Bixiao Armor was repaired again. Not only did it become a top-grade magic weapon, but it also took a big step towards restoring it to a pure yang magic weapon.
In addition to repairing the armor, Qin Mo also did two things.
One is to use the refining materials seized from killing the True Immortals to refine secret treasures that can be used to withstand the catastrophes of heavenly thunder and earthly fire, and the nine fires that burn the heart.
There are as many as twelve of them.
That’s right, this time Qin Mo not only has to survive the second forty-nine heavenly tribulation, but he is also prepared to take advantage of the momentum to survive the third forty-nine heavenly tribulation as well, and sprint towards becoming a three-tribulation true immortal.
In addition to refining the secret treasure for overcoming tribulations, Qin Mo also used this precious time to practice several powerful secret techniques.
Going through two tribulations in a row is no joke.
After coming out of seclusion, Qin Mo did not hesitate. He only consumed 1.5 billion experience points to push his cultivation to the realm of perfection of the first calamity True Immortal, and then decisively triggered the calamity of heaven, thunder, earth and fire.
Boom!!!
The thunder struck, shaking the Yanhuang subcontinent once again.
Perhaps they were stimulated by the last time that True Lord Chimei overcame the tribulation, this time, Huangdi, Xihuang and other powerful figures from the Yanhuang subcontinent did not come to watch.
Qin Mo was also happy to have some peace and quiet.
With the dual blessings of the Jiutian Xuansha Tower and the Bixiao Armor, the catastrophe of heavenly thunder and earth fire was successfully overcome.
Qin Mo also became a second-tribulation true immortal in one fell swoop. After a short retreat to consolidate his cultivation, he checked the remaining experience points. In the past seventy years, he had received 6 billion points in salary alone.
Adding the previous balance of 10 billion points, there are a total of 16 billion points.
This means that Qin Mo can directly consume 15 billion experience points to raise his cultivation from the early stage of the second calamity true immortal to the perfection of the second calamity true immortal in one fell swoop.
That’s exactly what he did.
Without any hesitation, he directly triggered the third of the forty-nine heavenly tribulations - the nine fires burning the heart tribulation.
In the world of earthly immortals, celestial immortals are indeed rare, with one rarely appearing in ten thousand years. Similarly, compared with second-tribulation true immortals, the number of third-tribulation true immortals is actually decreasing rapidly.
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It was the Nine Fires Burning Heart Tribulation that made countless cultivators shudder.
Different from the Nine-fold Heavenly Thunder Tribulation and the Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire Tribulation, the Nine-fire Heart-burning Tribulation, as the name suggests, is the heavenly fire directly acting on the soul level.
If you are not careful, both you and the enemy may be destroyed.
At the moment when Qin Mo triggered the heavenly tribulation, a dark flame appeared in his sea of consciousness.
This is the "true spirit fire of the past". The flame is not hot, bright, or burning, but it illuminates Qin Mo's entire sea of consciousness, making it crystal clear and revealing the true spirit of his primordial spirit. The dots of light are like the intricate starry sky, brilliant and gorgeous.
The fire of the true spirit burns silently, turning into bits of illusion and merging into the nature of the soul.
In a moment,
The vast sea of memories hit Qin Mo's heart like a tide, and illusions were born.
Qin Mo remained unmoved and kept his original intention, allowing the demons to dance wildly. He remained motionless until the impurities in his soul were burned out by the fire of the true spirit and gradually extinguished.
After being tempered by the fire of the true spirit, Qin Mo's soul showed a touch of pure glass color.
At this moment, a pure white, bright flame emerged slowly. As soon as it appeared, it spread like wildfire. The white flames spread all over the soul, but they ignited nothing. It was like they were burning out of thin air, burning the soul.
The severe pain from the soul level made Qin Mo frown slightly.
At this moment, emotions such as anger, gloom, resentment, ecstasy, love, hatred, gratitude, joy, greed, etc. mixed together, making Qin Mo's mind wavering and almost split.
It is the second heart fire of the Nine Fires Burning the Heart: "The Heart Fire of the Present World".
Qin Mo did not dare to delay and immediately activated the Nine Heavens Mysterious Blasting Tower, absorbing the power of the cave heaven, turning it into a breeze that brushed across his sea of consciousness in order to relieve the pain and suppress all kinds of emotions.
In essence, it is still necessary to stick to one's original intention.
This is also why,
The higher a cultivator goes, the more he must stick to his original intention.
After a few moments, the pure white fire of the Dao heart was extinguished, and the second level of heart fire calamity was overcome!
After that,
It is the famous "Red Lotus Karma Fire"!
When illuminated by the red lotus karma fire, a lot of black air appeared on Qin Mo's body. It was thick, twisted, hideous and resentful. Just seeing it made people feel like they were falling into hell.
Over the past hundreds of years ,
In order to madly gain experience points, Qin Mo committed a lot of killings, which led to him being entangled in karma.
But in the red lotus fire, many hideous faces appeared, some of whose names could be remembered, such as Taoist Taichong, Ghost King, Nanhua Immortal, etc.
More,
He didn't even have the chance to report his name before he was tragically killed by Qin Mo's sword.
Seeing the red lotus fire burning more and more fiercely, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Pagoda in the sea of consciousness emitted bright golden light, casting down lines of mysterious yellow energy and using the magical power of "suppression".
The red lotus karma fire was suppressed forcefully.
There is no solution to this!
Right and wrong, cause and effect, have long been unclear and incomprehensible, and can only be cut off with a sword.
After the first three levels, the fourth level is not a new fire, but the "True Spirit Fire of the Past" at the beginning, followed by the "Present Tao Heart Fire" and the "Red Lotus Karma Fire".
It's like another cycle.
However, the flames became more fierce, and Qin Mo found it increasingly difficult to deal with them. Fortunately, he had prepared a lot of secret treasures for overcoming the tribulation in advance, and also practiced the secret techniques for overcoming the tribulation recorded in "Shen Xiao Zhen Fa".
Finally, I got through them one by one.
All the secret treasures prepared for overcoming the tribulation have been used up, and the immortal energy in Qin Mo's body is almost exhausted.
The Jiutian Xuansha Tower was also in a state of desolation.
Fortunately, he managed to get through it. When the ninth level of the red lotus fire was extinguished, all the causal karma Qin Mo had created from his previous killings was burned to ashes. The elimination of the cause and effect was like lifting a huge mountain from his heart.
I just felt particularly free and at ease, and indescribably relaxed and happy.
So,
There is no such thing as absolute good or evil in this world; it is just a matter of strength.
Along with the falling white flowers from the sky, Qin Mo suddenly became a genuine three-tribulation immortal. In terms of cultivation realm, he has caught up with the older generation such as Taoist Qingping and Zhenren Zhaoxia.
If placed in the world of earthly immortals, he would definitely be a genius among the third generation.
Qin Mo was also a little scared. He didn't expect that the Nine Fires Burning Heart Tribulation was so powerful. He almost capsized in the gutter. That would have been very embarrassing.
It can be inferred from this that
How terrifying would the final Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Tribulation be?
After overcoming the tribulation, Qin Mo found a place to retreat for another ten years. With the blessing of the Ancient Tree of Time, he was able to pass a hundred years and finally stabilize his cultivation level.
after,
Qin Mo left the Yanhuang subcontinent and prepared to return to the sect.
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Shenxiao Sword, Shenxiao Peak.
On this day, Han Fei, Lu Xueqi, Diao Chan and other true disciples gathered together for a rare occasion, but it was to celebrate Lu Xueqi's achievement of being the first true immortal.
Yes, it’s Lu Xueqi.
Although Han Fei's starting point was higher than Lu Xueqi's, he was busy with sect affairs and his progress in cultivation was overtaken by Lu Xueqi, a martial arts fanatic.
As Lu Xueqi's generation continued to advance towards the realm of true immortality, the structure of the Shenxiao Sword Sect finally became more complete and its foundation became more solid.
It is increasingly showing the aura of a super sect.
"Master has been away for so long. Did he go to endure the calamity of thunder and fire?" Diao Chan asked curiously.
Count it all,
It has been more than eighty years since Qin Mo left the sect.
Just as Qin Mo predicted before he left, the past eighty years in Central Continent have been calm, without a single ripple, and extremely boring.
"Based on Master's progress in cultivation, it's probably true." Although it was a bit embarrassing to be overtaken by his junior sister, Han Fei was not too depressed. The eldest brother had a broad mind and a magnanimous character, which he had grasped very well.
"I don't know when Master will come back." Diao Chan was a little bored.
"Huh?"
At this moment, all the disciples raised their heads and looked towards the sky.
"Master is back!"
Diao Chan was the first to jump up, with a look of joy on her face.
While talking,
Qin Mo had already landed in the pavilion with his sword, and said with a smile, "They are all here." He turned around and noticed Lu Xueqi's cultivation level, and nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, one of my disciples has become a True Immortal."
And a little proud.
"It's all thanks to Master's good teaching!"
Lu Xueqi nodded slightly. She was a little happy to be praised by her master. She looked up and suddenly noticed her master's cultivation. Her image as an iceberg goddess collapsed instantly. She stuttered a little and said, "Master, Master, how did you become a three-three-tribulation true immortal?"
"Three Tribulations True Immortal?"
Han Fei, Diao Chan and others were all dumbfounded...
