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Published: February 25, 2025
At the same time, in the Meritorious Dojo.
"Ah! Heaven... the heavenly tribulation is here, we must run!"
"Everyone, flee from this place..."
Over two thousand disciples, with panic in their expressions, stepped on their Flying Swords and fled in all directions around the dojo...
After a few breaths, the Meritorious Dojo was filled with chaos as cultivators rushed to escape the impending disaster.
Moments later, only Dantai Xian'er, disguised as a man, and Dantai Long remained in the Meritorious Dojo.
Before she even entered the scroll, she had already touched the barrier of the first level of the divine soul realm.
She had spent fifty years within the Time-Space Scroll, refining the technique given to her by Tan Yun, the double wings of the Holy Light Wings, to their peak state. In order to condense the four wings, she needed to step into the divine soul realm first.
At the same time, she had also completed the third level of the Eternal Sword Technique!
The Eternal Sword Technique was divided into thirty-two levels, a cultivation method that could only be gradually practiced as one’s realm increased.
Only when she advanced to the divine soul realm could she practice the fourth level!
At this moment, the grandfather and granddaughter looked up at the sky above the Meritorious Dojo, where fierce winds howled and lightning crackled, as giant dragon-like heavenly tribulations descended, both astonished!
"Great-uncle, what kind of heavenly tribulation is this? Has someone entered the divine soul realm?" Huangfu Yu inquired.
Dantai Long furrowed his brows, looking confused. "Xian'er, this is not the heavenly tribulation that cultivators face when advancing to the divine soul realm; it seems to be... the sub-holy artifact tribulation!"
"Sub-holy artifact?" Huangfu Yu was puzzled.
"Xian'er, you may not know this," Dantai Long explained. "In the crafts of elixirs and artifacts, only when the refined elixirs reach the low-grade sub-holy elixir will they trigger the heavenly tribulation!"
"Additionally, if the crafted magic treasures reach the low-grade sub-holy artifact rank, the heavenly tribulation will also descend to refine the treasures and make them even more powerful!"
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Yu nodded, still somewhat confused. "Great-uncle, what is the difference between the tribulation faced by elixirs, magic treasures, and cultivators?"
"Of course there is, and it is fundamentally different," Dantai Long said with a sigh. "Xian'er, you must remember, we cultivators seize the natural order of heaven and earth to practice against the heavens. Each tribulation a cultivator faces is a punishment from the heavens."
"If one succeeds in the tribulation, their realm will elevate; if they fail, the consequences can be severe, leading to the destruction of their divine soul, or at the very least, severe injuries to their physical body."
"However, elixirs and treasures are different. They will only undergo the tempering of heavenly tribulation before they have an artifact spirit or elixir spirit."
"Of course, if the elixir spirit within the elixir or the artifact spirit within the treasure shows signs of taking human form, they too will face the destructive punishment of heavenly tribulation."
Huangfu Yu, curious, asked, "Great-uncle, why are there different heavenly tribulations targeting cultivators at different realms, as well as elixirs and treasures of different ranks?"
"Xian'er! If I were the heavens, I wouldn’t know either!" Dantai Long laughed, but then turned serious. "Perhaps countless types of heavenly tribulations are controlled by the laws of the heavenly dao."
"Once cultivators or demon beasts act against the heavens and reach a certain strength, the laws of the heavenly dao will descend and bring calamity!"
"Oh... it seems so profound." After expressing her feelings, Huangfu Yu was filled with questions. "Great-uncle, that's not right! I have heard that only holy artifact masters and sacred alchemists can refine sub-holy artifacts and sub-holy elixirs!"