Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 37: Overcoming the Tribulation (Part 2)
In fact, the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Evil-Suppressing Coffin has always had a big flaw.
Although Yin and Yang are separated into one spiritual weapon, they are separate. It’s not that Jia Le doesn’t want to refine them together, but if he wants to refine them together, he needs a blending object, which is not easy to find. Fortunately, he found the Yin and Yang Stone in the treasure house.
After using the Yin-Yang Stone to refine the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Evil-Suppressing Coffin, the biggest problem with the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Evil-Suppressing Coffin was solved, and it was not difficult to upgrade the magic weapon.
In fact, this is true.
Ten days later, a precious light suddenly appeared in the Yin Yang Palace. Chang Ren and others could not help but look towards the Palace.
"Elder, what is this?"
Facing the doubts of Sun Qing and others, Changren couldn't help but exclaimed, "This is the vein master refining a weapon. It seems that a magic weapon should be born. You are lucky to be favored by the vein master. Our vein master is not only strong and talented, but also almighty. He is proficient in refining pills and weapons."
Changren's words were not false at all. He had already taken the precious pill that Jiale gave him. He did not hold out much hope at first, after all, Shanmen had given him some precious pills before, but they had little effect.
But this time, it's really different.
As the precious pill entered his stomach, he could clearly feel that his damaged foundation showed some signs of recovery. Although not much, it was a very good start, which was something he had never encountered before.
It is impossible to really give up on treatment. Changren was once a genius. If there is no other way, who would be willing to become a waste?
Moreover, the effect of Jiale's precious pill is not just that. It actually replenished a lot of his depleted lifespan, directly increasing his lifespan by 1,200 years. 1,200 years of lifespan, even the longevity pills in the Maoshan treasury do not have such a powerful effect.
With gratitude in his heart, Changren paid more attention to Sun Qing and the others.
Sun Qing and others were already directors, and they felt proud to hear Changren praising Jiale so much.
Inside the Yin-Yang Palace.
Jiale threw one spiritual material after another into the coffin in front of him. After upgrading to a magic weapon, the Evil-Suppressing Coffin had become one, in black and white, containing yin and yang, dividing heaven and earth. However, since he wanted to upgrade, Jiale didn't have to be content with a low-level magic weapon. The quality of the Yin-Yang Stone was sufficient, and Jiale also had other spiritual materials in his hands.
The monster materials and some other spiritual materials were all incorporated by Jiale into the evil-suppressing coffin.
He began to use the Yin-Yang Stone to improve the quality of the Evil-Suppressing Coffin. After a month, the magic weapon, which was originally just a low-level one, was finally successfully promoted to a mid-level magic weapon.
If he wants to improve it later, it won’t be possible in a short time. Jiale doesn’t bother to improve it anymore. The evil-suppressing coffin is enough now.
As soon as he thought of it, thunderclouds gathered in the sky, strong winds whistled past, and a thunder dragon shone above the sky. The sky above the Yin Yang Peak suddenly became a doomsday scene.
The attention of the entire Maoshan Mountain was now focused on Yin Yang Peak.
Nine-nine thunder tribulations.
At this time, the Maoshan high-level officials already knew that Jiale was going to go through the tribulation. Even though they knew it in advance, they still felt a little sad. This was the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation. When Jiale returned to Maoshan, his cultivation level was at the Yuanshen Realm. How long did it take? A few months, maybe. He had risen madly in less than a year, and now he was going to go through the tribulation.
Rarely seen in the world.
Those who can become high-ranking officials of Maoshan are all people with broad knowledge. However, among their broad knowledge, they have not seen any sage with such a terrifying speed of cultivation.
The other Maoshan disciples had already become Jiale's die-hard fans at this time.
Now that Maoshan has been established, they, the disciples, have begun to travel down the mountain. Nowadays, no matter which immortal sect it is, when talking about Maoshan, they cannot avoid Jiale, which makes them, the disciples, feel proud.
Si Ting and Si Luan no longer had the intention to compete with Jia Le.
They are extremely talented, but now they are only at the initial stage of Return to Void Realm. It will take at least a hundred years for them to break through to Refine Void Realm. They may never have the chance to catch up with Jia Le in this lifetime.
boom!
The first thunderbolt came down with a bang, and Jiale suddenly appeared in the sky, his whole body shining with lightning, and he actually echoed the thunder that fell from the sky.
Tempering the body through thunder tribulation and mastering the Five Thunder Magical Powers is not only a method of attack, but also has the ability to temper the body. Jiale used it when he was going through the sixty-nine thunder tribulations. Normally, because Jiale has the Sun God Body, he does not put much effort in this aspect. However, when he was going through the tribulation, the quality of the thunder tribulation was so high that it was no worse than the effect of his usual practice of the Sun God Body.
It would be a waste if you don't find the right opportunity and make good use of it.
Moreover, Jiale obtained the Purple Thunder Hammer this time. With the Purple Thunder Hammer as a guide, when the thunder tribulation really came upon Jiale, it had become somewhat softer, which was more conducive to body building.
There was an uproar throughout Maoshan.
At this moment, Jia Le was like the God of Thunder. He did not have the difficulty that other cultivators had when they were going through the tribulation. Instead, it was as if the thunder tribulation was deliberately making Jia Le successful.
The first, the second, the third...
In the blink of an eye, 7749 thunder tribulations passed by, and Jiale actually stopped in the air, drawing the thunder into his body without wasting a single bit. Looking at his aura, not only was there no loss, but it became even more powerful.
"this!"
Taoist Zhenliang was also somewhat surprised and doubtful. Even if Jiale had superior body-building methods, it was still a little unbelievable at this moment.
You know, using thunder tribulation to forge the body has both advantages and disadvantages. Even if it can strengthen the body, it will cause certain damage to the body. There are many people in the cultivation world who use thunder to forge the body. This is basically a consensus. But why is it different when it comes to Jiale?
No change!
If Jiale knew their doubts, he would reply like this. The reason why he was different was not because he mastered the exquisite method of strengthening the body with five thunders, nor because of his special physique, but because he had sufficient energy. The thunder tribulation was powerful and full of violent factors. Even though Jiale had a solid foundation, he suffered a lot of injuries when strengthening his body.
The reason why the breath is not damaged is simply because the energy is sufficient and is constantly being repaired.
This is the confidence that Jiale has in overcoming the tribulation. Ordinary people would be seriously injured if they could barely survive the tribulation, just like Cihang Pudu, who fainted directly after overcoming the tribulation. However, Jiale did not want to be like that, so he was thinking about accumulating enough energy beads to overcome the tribulation again. Today he was going to create a new record for overcoming the tribulation and survive the tribulation without any injury.
However, as forty-nine thunder tribulations descended, Jiale’s recovery speed could no longer keep up.
Shangqing Immortal Thunder.
Among the Maoshan Thunder Methods, the Shangqing Immortal Thunder is the best. In the world of cultivation, among all the thunder methods, the Shangqing Immortal Thunder is definitely the best.
When the cultivators saw Jia Le using thunder magic, the first thing they thought of was the Shangqing Immortal Thunder, because in their minds, if it wasn’t the Shangqing Immortal Thunder, how could it have such a powerful power.
In Uncle Jiu's world, due to the reasons of heaven and earth, Maoshan also began to focus on talismans, and the inheritance of the Shangqing Immortal Thunder was actually incomplete.
Later, Jiale obtained the complete method of practicing the Shangqing Immortal Thunder from the jade tablet of passing on skills.
However, compared to mastering the Five Thunders, the Shangqing Immortal Thunder is more difficult to practice. Mastering the Five Thunders is more like an outline, which allows Jiale's thunder method to be controlled in the hands and released at will. The Shangqing Immortal Thunder is a real method of attack. It controls the thunder in the hands, and then transforms it, using the Shangqing immortal energy emitted by the Shangqing Dadong Sutra as a guide. The power of the thunder is greater than that of simply mastering the Five Thunders.
After Jia Le started practicing Shangqing Immortal Thunder, he had the idea of combining the two. With the help of Kunlun Mirror, his progress was not slow. Now he could take this opportunity to completely integrate these two magical powers and take his thunder method to a higher level.
The Shangqing Dadong Sutra is in operation, with the Shangqing immortal energy as the guide, mastering the Five Thunders as the main thread, gathering the power of thunder catastrophe to form the Shangqing immortal thunder.
As Jiale began to practice Qigong, lightning patterns began to appear on his body. In response, strange patterns also began to appear on his golden elixir, slowly converging together, just like when Jiale gathered the three great magical powers. He was actually about to gather another magical power of lightning pattern.
"Shangqing Immortal Thunder!"
As if he sensed a familiar aura from Jia Le, Zhenliang Daoren couldn't help but scream.
The Shangqing Immortal Thunder has a great reputation in Maoshan, but not many people can truly cultivate the Shangqing Immortal Thunder and use the Shangqing Thunder Method. One reason is that the Shangqing Immortal Thunder must be based on the Shangqing Dadong Sutra. This level alone excludes 99% of Maoshan disciples. Not everyone can comprehend the Shangqing Dadong Sutra and complete the practice.
Even if one can barely practice the Shangqing Great Cave Sutra, the difficulty of comprehending the Shangqing Immortal Thunder is no less than that of the Shangqing Great Cave Sutra. Supernatural powers also have different levels. The Shangqing Immortal Thunder is undoubtedly the thunder method at the top level of supernatural powers. It is not so easy to comprehend it. In such a huge Maoshan, there are only one or two people who have cultivated the Shangqing Immortal Thunder at this time.
Before, when they saw Jiale using thunder magic, others mistakenly thought it was the Shangqing Immortal Thunder. However, as Maoshan disciples, they knew everything and knew that Jiale must be using other thunder magic. Now that they saw Jiale actually began to gather the Shangqing Immortal Thunder, they were all shocked. The saying that thunder magic is king is not empty talk.
If the Shangqing Immortal Thunder is formed, it is very possible to counterattack from the Lianxu Realm to the Hedao Realm. This is the power of the Shangqing Immortal Thunder.
At this time, Jia Le, who had mastered the Shangqing Immortal Thunder, was only at the level of Lianxu Realm and transcending tribulation. With his bone age and talent, it would be easy for him to reach the Hedao Realm, or even the Flying Immortal.
Thinking of Jiale's future achievements, Taoist Zhenliang couldn't help but get excited. Because of the damage caused by the demonic calamity a thousand years ago, even if Maoshan did not lose the reputation of being a top immortal sect, its strength was still a little behind Mount Longhu. But with Jiale, Maoshan will definitely become more powerful, and there is even hope that it will surpass a number of top immortal sects and push Maoshan to the pinnacle of the cultivation world.
only!
The more he thought about it, the more Taoist Zhenliang felt sorry for Jiale. The boundary between heaven and earth already existed, and the difficulty of becoming an immortal had increased countless times. If he wanted to break through the realm of true immortals and ascend to the immortal world, the difficulty would be countless times higher than before. Thinking of this, Taoist Zhenliang couldn't help but make plans for Jiale.
Just like the mountain master Ziyin and others in Uncle Jiu’s world.
Jia Le naturally had no idea of Taoist Zhen Liang's thoughts. At this time, he was already focused on achieving the Shangqing Immortal Thunder Divine Power. With the help of the thunder tribulation, Jia Le's speed in refining the Shangqing Immortal Thunder Divine Power was many times faster.
When the seventy-nine sixty-three thunder tribulations came down, Jia Le finally succeeded in condensing the Shangqing Thunder Patterns around his body, and his golden elixir recorded the thunder patterns, thus achieving the Shangqing Immortal Thunder Supernatural Power.
boom!
Facing the sixty-fourth thunder tribulation, Jiale actually took the initiative to launch an attack, using the Shangqing Immortal Thunder. This scene shocked everyone in Maoshan who were watching Jiale transcend the tribulation. They had seen many people transcending tribulations, but this was the first time they had seen someone using thunder to attack a thunder tribulation.
How can human power defeat the power of heaven?
This was already the common thought of the cultivators, but now it seemed impossible, because Jia Le actually used the Upper Pure Immortal Thunder to blast away the sixty-fourth thunder tribulation.
However, Jiale's behavior also made the thunder tribulation feel provoked. The thunderclouds began to thicken, and the thunder dragon began to roar. The power of the sixty-fifth thunder tribulation increased several times in an instant.
Jiale laughed when he saw this.
The Karma Map of the State was sacrificed, the Purple Thunder Hammer was in hand, the Evil-Suppressing Coffin was in the sky, and boundless thunder was raging, but it could not get close to Jiale.
Even if some of the thunder entered Jiale's body along the purple thunder hammer, it was Jiale's intention to draw it in to refine his body. At this time, the power of the thunder tribulation was getting stronger and stronger. If he continued to directly face the thunder to refine his body like before, the damage would be quite serious. If he was not careful, his foundation would be damaged. The energy wasted was too huge, and Jiale felt a little distressed.
Everyone in Maoshan couldn't help but feel fascinated by the grand scene of the tribulation, especially those who had not undergone the tribulation, who actually felt that the thunder tribulation was no more than this.
However, those who have survived the thunder tribulation feel sad and don't understand why the gap between people is so huge.
Some who are more self-aware hope that Jiale will not be able to cross so easily, so that they will feel that he can do it anyway.
boom!
The eightieth thunder tribulation has arrived!
Everyone in Maoshan counted silently, and seeing Jiale's still relaxed and affectionate expression, they knew that there was no threat to Jiale's tribulation anymore.
Taoist Zhenliang thought about Jiale's confident expression when he told him that he was going to overcome the tribulation, and couldn't help but sigh. He knew that although Jiale's bone age was not very old, his planning was probably not much less than his. He didn't need to worry too much in the future. After going down the mountain, he had not used any of the three magical powers he gave him, which showed how steady Jiale was.
boom!
When the last thunderbolt came, Jiale raised the three treasures to meet it and broke it in one fell swoop, successfully overcoming the calamity.
Watching the thunderclouds gradually dissipate and Lei Long reluctantly leaving, Jia Le was also satisfied. This was the basis for his 120% certainty. In the future, whenever he encountered risky situations, he would use this standard.
The nine-nine thunder tribulations were both destruction and good fortune. Jia Le completed the tribulation and a mysterious light enveloped Jia Le, which made Jia Le suddenly realize something. He returned to the Yin-Yang Palace again and began to digest what he had gained.
Inside the Kunlun Mirror, in front of the stone tablet of power transmission, Jia Le began to take advantage of this opportunity to comprehend the Shangqing Dadong Sutra.
A month passed in a flash, and Jiale successfully comprehended the fifth chapter of the Shangqing Dadong Sutra. From then on, his path to the realm of refining emptiness and merging with the Tao and even to becoming an immortal were smooth.
That opportunity of good fortune was used to reward cultivators who successfully passed the tribulation, to restore the foundation damaged by the thunder tribulation, and to help cultivators attain enlightenment. Now, it was used by Jiale to comprehend the Shangqing Dadong Sutra, which maximized the benefits and saved Jiale an unknown amount of energy.
Look inward around your body.
There are already four magical power drawings on the golden elixir, which can control the Five Thunders and the Shangqing Immortal Thunder in a distance, as if there is some kind of connection. Jia Le can instantly control the Five Thunders and the Shangqing Immortal Thunder with a thought. After the two are combined , the power is several times stronger than simply practicing the Shangqing Immortal Thunder.
The Shangqing Xianlei that Jiale cultivated at this time was probably beyond the reach of even those predecessors in Maoshan who had practiced Shangqing Xianlei for many years.
The soul moved as it pleased, and a phantom suddenly appeared behind Jiale, with lightning shining all over his body, as if the god of thunder had descended to the earth, with infinite majesty and the ability to punish.
It was the form of the Thunder God that Jia Le condensed after combining and mastering the Five Thunders and the Shangqing Immortal Thunder.
This is another great gain for Jiale in this tribulation. Once the Dharma image appears, the power of the protective thunder can be greatly increased.
The evil-suppressing coffin is in hand.
Later, when Jiale was going through the tribulation, he discovered that the Evil-Suppressing Coffin was actually actively absorbing thunder, and lightning patterns gathered on the coffin.
After seeing it at that time, Jiale was also a little surprised. Among the three magic weapons, although the Evil-Suppressing Coffin was the lowest level, the Evil-Suppressing Coffin was made by Jiale himself. Along the way, the Qi and Qi were in harmony. It could be said to be Jiale's natal magic weapon. It was a top-grade magic weapon that neither the Karma Map of the State nor the Purple Thunder Hammer could compare to.
When refining the evil-suppressing coffin, Jiale practiced his own way, based on yin and yang.
The cultivation of the Hedao realm is to make the primordial spirit merge with the Dao. Using the primordial spirit to comprehend the Dao of heaven and earth and to merge with a strand of the foundation of the Dao. Only then can one enter the Hedao realm.
This state is the state of forging the foundation of immortality. The foundation of the Great Dao cannot be forged lightly. If you make a mistake, it will not be so easy to regret it later. A good foundation of the Great Dao is even more related to the future path of cultivation of the cultivator, and how far he can go.
Jiale has a lot of options.
The yin and yang that have always been in existence, the ultimate yang and true fire gathered by the sun god's body, the path of thunder created by thunder magic, and the time and space in the Kunlun mirror.
True immortals comprehend the rules of heaven and earth, and cultivators absorb the foundation of the Great Dao in the state of Hedao. Their future practice will also be based on this foundation of the Great Dao, and their comprehension will also be the best.
The Extreme Yang, True Fire, and Thunder Dao are actually all good. With Jia Le's current foundation, he can even combine the Dao in a single thought. However, these three Daos are far inferior to Yin and Yang and time and space.
Jia Le actually wanted to use the Dao of Time and Space as his foundation. After all, the saying that time is respected and space is king is not just talk. Although no one has ever ranked the three thousand avenues, if we really talk about it, the Dao of Time and Space is undoubtedly the top one.
However, the foundation of this avenue of time and space was obviously not something that a small cultivator like him in the Void Refinement Realm could create, even with the help of the Kunlun Mirror.
Up to now, Jiale has been guarding the Kunlun Mirror but has not been able to successfully comprehend a magical power of time and space. This makes Jiale understand that perhaps the foundation of the avenue of time and space is really not something he can master at this stage.
Since we cannot use time and space as the basis, we have to choose the most suitable one.
Jia Le has been practicing all the way, and actually knows that the way of Yin and Yang is the most suitable for him. Compared with the Avenue of Time and Space, the Avenue of Yin and Yang is actually not bad. The most important thing is that the Avenue of Yin and Yang is inclusive. When Jia Le's practice is really improved and he is expected to be honored as the ancestor, he can also use Yin and Yang as the basis and incorporate the Avenue of Time and Space and other avenues into Yin and Yang.
That’s what the Taoist Taiqing did, so he might be able to do it.
Of course, the foundation of the Yin-Yang Avenue is not so easy to lay, and Jiale still needs to practice hard.
There were three kinds of runes engraved on the evil-suppressing coffin at this moment. They were the true fire rune that was used to smelt the true fire of the sun, the devouring rune that was used to guide the ghost light by the Nine Nether Divine Lotus, and the thunder rune that was engraved now.
The combination of the three runes makes the evil-suppressing coffin even more powerful. With yin and yang as the basis, the three runes are painted on the evil-suppressing coffin without any hindrance. This also gave Jiale a lot of inspiration.
After putting away the Evil-Suppressing Coffin, in two months, Jia Le had already stabilized his cultivation and had enough energy. After a while, Jia Le might be able to break through directly to the Hedao realm.
Arriving at the Demon-Suppressing Hall, Jiale went straight up to the eighth floor. At this time, the demon on the eighth floor, which was comparable to the Nine Tribulations Refining Void, seemed to feel the threat. The moment Jiale entered the eighth floor, it took the initiative to pounce on Jiale. Jiale was no longer a fool at this time. He had no problem dealing with this Nine Tribulations Refining Void.
He was not in a hurry to sacrifice the Nine Nether Divine Lotus, but directly poured out a bolt of lightning.
He was just about to use this demon to test his Shangqing Divine Thunder.
boom!
With one strike of thunder, the demon that was known for its indestructible body was instantly torn into pieces. Only then did Jia Le realize how powerful his thunder magic was. Even with this kind of thunder magic, he dared to challenge the Black Mountain Demon.
The demon's body was shattered, and the evil thoughts immediately escaped. Jia Le did not give it a chance and directly sacrificed the Nine Nether Divine Lotus to devour it.
Without any pause, there was still a demon in the ninth floor, but it was much stronger, equivalent to the level of Hedao realm.
Now that the seventh lotus of the Nine Nether Divine Lotus has blossomed, it is certain that it can suppress the demons. However, Jiale also wants to test whether he can defeat the demons in the Hedao realm, so he is not in a hurry to deal with it.
With the purple thunder hammer in his hand, Jiale used the Shangqing Immortal Thunder to attack the demons.
He really is worthy of being a demon of the Hedao level. Even though he was sealed and suppressed, it was good enough if he could exert one tenth or one twelfth of his strength. Facing Jiale's thunder magic, he still managed to block it.
Jiale was not disappointed. The gap between the Hedao Realm and the Lianxu Realm was still very large. He was not surprised that this demon could perform like this.
After all, he's just a practicer.
Then Jiale tested the three magic weapons in turn, and all kinds of magical powers were fully activated. As his strength increased, he had more magical powers. Jiale's ability to perfectly combine these magic weapons and magical powers was not as strong as imagined. The main reason was that Jiale himself was cautious . Jiale usually would not take the initiative to attack monsters stronger than him. He would wait until they became stronger before defeating them.
This also meant that Jiale was unable to exert his full strength in most battles.
Fighting is the fastest way to make people progress. Bullying a weak opponent basically doesn't count as fighting, that's called playing.
With the Eye of the God of Phantom Flame, Jiale is not afraid of the ghostly tricks of the demons. The most powerful ability of the demons is their immortality, followed by their strong bodies, and then those ghostly tricks that are difficult to guard against. It is only because Jiale has the Eye of the God of Phantom Flame that he can see through illusions and see the truth in detail. If it were someone else, he would not dare to practice on the demons.
boom!
As another Shangqing divine thunder descended, this Hedao-level demon was ultimately unable to withstand Jiale's repeated bombardments, and its body was directly broken.
When the evil thoughts were about to escape, Jiale caught them again with the Nine Nether Divine Lotus.
Jiale was very satisfied with the two energy beads. The more powerful the foundation of Taoism is, the more energy is needed. When converted into magic power, it is even greater. This is why there are so many people who are in the Nine Tribulations Refining Void stage and are stagnant in the Refining Void stage and are reluctant to break through.
This is the foundation for forging immortals, and there is no room for carelessness. If you are careless now, it may take a thousand times more effort to make up for the flaws in the future, and it may not be useful.
A cultivator who has been able to cultivate to this level would never do such a foolish thing, no matter how anxious he is.
The higher the realm of cultivation and the longer the time of cultivation, the more the cultivator can experience the feeling of walking on thin ice. At this realm, it is actually normal for cultivators to stagnate for hundreds or thousands of years for every step forward. People like Jia Le are abnormal. Don't blame the people in Maoshan for making a fuss. This is because the atmosphere in Maoshan is good. If it were the case, some people in the Demon Sect might be jealous and start to kill him secretly.
Along the way, all the demons on Mount Mao were wiped out.
Taoist Zhenliang soon discovered the difference in Maoshan, especially the Yinyang Peak. The spiritual energy was completely released, and the demonic aura was completely eliminated. Taoist Zhenliang couldn't help but guess at this time that Jiale had cleared out all the demons in Maoshan.
It has only been a short time, and all the hidden dangers in Maoshan have disappeared. Should Jiale be given more time, the trolls in the small world can also be dealt with? Thinking of this, Taoist Zhenliang actually had the urge to let Jiale enter the treasury again to choose a few treasures.
This kind of treasure must be kept closely guarded. Any big boss from other immortal sects who appears within a thousand miles of Jiale will be a huge threat.
Jiale naturally had no idea about Taoist Zhenliang's feelings. At this time, he had already returned to the Yin-Yang Palace and began to build the foundation of the Yin-Yang Avenue.
To construct the immortal foundation is actually to use magic power to record one's understanding of the yin and yang rules on the primordial spirit.
If one truly gains the profound understanding of yin and yang, then heaven and earth will recognize one and bestow upon one a ray of inspiration which will serve as the foundation for one's immortality.
