Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 500: Entering the Tribulation
The true immortal has been achieved!

Ren Baimei stood proudly as the Xuantian Sword Diagram was absorbed into his body, causing his old appearance to change again. He turned into a black-haired young man, then from a young man to a teenager, and finally into a delicate and beautiful boy. Only his white hair and eyebrows remained unchanged. He seemed to be ignorant of the world, yet also old-fashioned, unfathomable, and even more difficult to grasp.

At this time, the clouds had cleared and the rain had stopped, the heavenly calamity was gone, and he had turned into the appearance of a young boy. Facing the live camera, he said nothing, and simply returned to the mountain with his hands behind his back, leaving behind a back that made everyone imagine a lot.

"The Nine Tribulations have passed!"

"I have achieved true immortality!"

"Next..."

"Shouldn't we go to the Wandao Academy and get back the Demon-Slaying Immortal Sword?"

"As a True Immortal, even if you don't want to completely tear your face apart, you won't swallow your anger, right?"

"He is a Nine Tribulations True Immortal and a sword cultivator. Even if he cannot break the Five Elements Formation, he should have no problem fighting face to face."

"The Wandao Academy is so tyrannical and overbearing. If no one stands up to suppress their arrogance, the days ahead will be even more difficult!"

"We are not good enough in cultivation, so we just endure it. Can a great True Immortal like him endure it?"

A group of immortal gods in the calamity realm watched coldly and calculated things secretly.

at the same time……

Inside Fulong Mountain, in Mingxiao Temple.

"Three flowers gather at the top of the head, and five energies converge to the origin?"

"Turning the virtual into the real, refining the fake into the real?"

"Is this the fruit of the Xuanmen Immortal Path?"

As a spectator watching the live broadcast, Xu Yang muttered to himself, quite impressed: "As expected, the world is so vast, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers everywhere. Xuantian Sword Sect is not bad, it's really not bad!"

After saying this, he actually smiled, feeling inexplicably happy.

Ren Baimei became a true immortal?
Xu Yang was not surprised by this.

This Master of Xuantian Sword, even though he is in the realm of calamity, is still a genius, far superior to Beiming Longyuan. Now that he has accumulated a lot of experience and the Nine Tribulations have come true, it is within everyone's expectations.

At least that's the case for Xu Yang.

As early as two hundred years ago, when Xuantian Sword Sect entered the world, he had anticipated this move. However, even though he had anticipated it, Xuantian Sword Sect was different from Beiming Longyuan, and he could not take the initiative to attack and cut off their path.

But it doesn’t matter. If he doesn’t take the initiative, Xuantian Sword Sect will.

The cause and effect between the two parties have been determined, and the grudges are entangled. It is impossible to erase them lightly. Whether for fame and fortune, or for the so-called clear sword heart and clear thoughts, this battle is inevitable.

The same is true for Xuantian Sword Sect and Xu Yang.

He never thought of avoiding it!

On the contrary, he was still somewhat looking forward to it.

Although he had defeated the North Pole Emperor of the Dongsheng Heavenly Court with the Nine-Ring Xuanyuan Sword Formation when he was in the Earthly Immortal Realm, that was only a narrow victory. The North Pole Emperor had too many concerns and did not fight with all his strength and risk his life.

Even so, the North Pole Emperor was only injured but not killed by the Nine-Yi Xuanyuan Sword Formation that he launched at full strength, and he still had enough strength to protect everyone in the Heavenly Court and escape safely.

If the North Pole Emperor had no such concerns and let go and fought him with all his strength, the one who would be defeated in the end would probably not be the Dongsheng Heavenly Palace, but the Wandao Academy.

So, strictly speaking, although Xu Yang has a record of fighting against a true immortal, it cannot be considered a real victory.

He has been in this world for more than 800 years, and has been bullying children all the time. Even to the Seven Tribulations Demon Lord like Bei Ming Long Yuan, he bullies the weak with his strength.

Bullying the weak brings no challenges and no expectations.

It’s different now. A Nine Tribulations True Immortal is enough to be his opponent.

Challenges make things interesting and exciting.

But fun is fun, expectations are expectations, and ensuring measures must be taken.

and so……

“It’s time to enter the realm of disaster!”

Xu Yang murmured, calmed his mind, and looked inward.

It has been more than eight hundred years since I came to this world.

Is more than eight hundred years considered a long time?
It doesn’t count.

For low-level cultivators, such as the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, eight hundred years is already half of their life.

But for high-level cultivators, such as those who have reached the state of integrated Mahayana, eight hundred years may just be a period of seclusion.

For the immortals and gods in the realm of calamity, it is just a blink of an eye. Only seven days in the cave is equivalent to a thousand years in the world.

People in different realms have different views on time.

Xu Yang rose from humble beginnings, so time has different meanings to him.

In the Great Zhou and Tang dynasties, a time of mundane and low-level martial arts, after eight hundred years of hard work, he could only reach the second realm of martial arts, building the elixir and laying the foundation. His lifespan was no more than a thousand years, and his life span was no more than a century, and he finally died of old age in the Temple of the God of War.

But now, in the same eight hundred years, both immortal and martial arts practitioners have entered the Eight Realms, and although they have not yet become immortals or gods, they have already achieved immortality.

The difference is evident!
The history books of the years show the spiritual journey and prove the progress of practitioners, the achievements accumulated over several generations.

Although this world was of extremely high status, with immortals and Buddhas everywhere and gods and demons coexisting, the fact that it took eight hundred years to achieve perfection in Mahayana cultivation was still shocking and unprecedented.

Such an achievement surpassed countless geniuses and immortal fetuses.

But that's not enough!
Xu Yang was not satisfied and wanted to go further.

If Mahayana progresses further, it will reach the realm of transcending tribulation and becoming an immortal or god!

Xu Yang had already studied this and understood it clearly.

Those who transcend tribulation are called immortals and gods. To enter this realm, they must condense the three flowers and five energies to achieve the fruit of the Xuanmen immortal path.

Top three flowers!

Five kinds of energy in the chest!

Xu Yang was not unfamiliar with this, or rather, all the Xuanmen cultivators were not unfamiliar with it, because they had all come into contact with it when they were cultivating and laying the foundation.

The three flowers are the three essences, energy and spirit. When a cultivator is laying the foundation, he needs to condense the three flowers on the top of his head in order to build the foundation of Taoism and officially embark on the path of cultivation.

The five qi are the five elements, contained in the internal organs, the heart, liver, spleen and lungs, and correspond to the yin and yang and the five elements. When a cultivator forms the elixir, he must also condense these five qi and sink them into the sea of ​​qi in the dantian to create the Yuanling Golden Elixir.

But this is only the initial utilization of the Three Flowers and Five Qi. The practitioner's initial development of his own essence, energy, spirit, and internal organs is not complete, let alone thorough.

Only by practicing to the Mahayana realm and transforming magic power into higher-level immortal power can one further develop the power of the Three Flowers and Five Qi and integrate the "power of the Great Dao" into it. The combination of the two will create mysterious results and condense the immortal fruit of the realm of catastrophe.

This is the method for Xuanmen monks to advance into the Tribulation Realm, and there are two strict requirements.

The first is to develop the strength of the human body, condense the three flowers on the top of the head, practice the five qi in the chest, and develop the "human potential" to the extreme.

The second is to merge with the Tao and integrate the "power of the Tao" into oneself, thereby achieving immortal merits.

This is the case with the Xuanmen immortal method, and other systems and other methods of cultivation also lead to the same goal.

For example, the chakras practiced by Brahma are essentially the development of the human body to the extreme, and then combined with the "power of wisdom" to form the wheel of wisdom. This wisdom is the principle of heaven and earth, and another way of saying and forming Tao.

There is also the Western pantheon, which ignites the divine fire and condenses the divine nature. The "divine fire" corresponds to the Three Flowers and Five Qi, and the divine nature is the immortal fruit. By igniting the divine fire, one can develop one's potential to the extreme, and then integrate it into the power of the world's laws, thus condensing the "divine nature" to become a god.

Whether it is chakra godhood or immortal merit, the forms may be different, but the essence is the same.

There are three thousand great ways, but they all lead to the same destination!
Although Xu Yang is tolerant of all ways, he still bases himself on immortal martial arts and is a serious Taoist practitioner.

The Brahma's wheel of wisdom and the Western theology can only be used as a reference and cannot be followed step by step.

If he wants to advance into the realm of calamity, he has to use the Xuanmen method, condense the three flowers, gather the five energies, and then combine the great way of heaven and earth to create the Xuanmen fairy fruit.

So, how do we condense these three flowers, how do we gather the five energies, and how do we combine the great way of heaven and earth?
It all depends on the foundation!

Accumulation and success will come naturally.

As long as your foundation is strong enough, your immortal power is pure enough, and your understanding of the Tao is deep enough, then the calamity realm will not be any obstacle to you.

This "only" has stumped countless people throughout history.

Xu Yang has now reached this stage.

Fortunately... "To enter the realm of calamity, one must first have a strong foundation and pure immortal power, and secondly, one must have a high realm and understand the mysteries of the Tao."

"The latter is not an obstacle to me. I have split myself into many realms and practiced together for several lifetimes. I came to this world and was favored by the Heaven. I have gained enlightenment through many merits. My depth of Taoism is not comparable to that of a true immortal, but it is definitely more than enough for me to enter the realm of calamity."

"What is lacking is only the foundation. The time of cultivation in this body is too short, and the accumulation is too little. In just over 800 years, even with all kinds of righteous methods and special blessings, the foundation of the immortal spirit cannot reach the standard of advancing to the calamity realm."

"So, you have to make up for it with merits to achieve this immortal fruit!"

"Merit is essentially the power of heaven, the power of the world, and the power of laws."

"Thus, the merits and virtues accumulated in one's body can help one's spiritual practice. There is even a legend that one can become a saint through merits and virtues."

"The power of merit is based on the Great Dao. It is of great use to not only the immortals in the calamity realm, but also the earthly immortals and heavenly immortals."

"And my merits..."

Xu Yang muttered to himself, analyzing his own situation.

More than eight hundred years have passed to achieve Mahayana perfection, which is already the current limit.

If one wants to advance into the realm of calamity, one can only rely on merit to make up for the lack of foundation.

Merits are precious and need no further explanation.

But no matter how precious something is, it should be used when it is needed.

Xu Yang didn't feel bad about this. After all, he had gained a lot of merits over the years.

There are three ways to gain merit.

The first is the Wandao Academy, which has made great contributions to governing the world. During this time of demonic calamity and crisis, as long as the Wandao Academy exists, its fortune will prosper. The heavens continue to help with its merits, and today it has become somewhat of a "dynasty dynasty".

This has brought many benefits to the monks in the academy, the most obvious of which is the improvement of their cultivation. Many monks in the academy have come from behind and surpassed those in the blessed lands and ancient sects.

As the master of the academy, Xu Yang benefited a lot. His cultivation has always been far ahead, leaving those descendants of the cave heavens and the immortal sects far behind.

This is the first point, and the second point is the merit of slaying demons and eliminating evil.

The competition here is quite fierce. The disciples of those blessed lands have been "stealing monsters" from the Wandao Academy, trying to cut off the source of their troubles and suppress the development of him and the Wandao Academy.

Unfortunately, they only had a slight advantage in the early stages. As time went on, the strength of the monks in the academy gradually increased, and they were unable to compete.

To this day, the academy governs the world, and all the evil sects and demon minions in the world have basically been wiped out by the monks of the academy. The disciples and followers of those blessed places can basically only pick up some leftovers.

There is no way around it. How can the power of a sect compare to a state machine, especially a state machine like the Wandao Academy? Unless they sit back and wait and focus on one place, these sect disciples will never be able to snatch the monks from the academy.

This is also the reason why many "anchors" have stopped updating recently. It's not that they don't want to broadcast, but they really can't get the materials.

As the master of the academy, part of the merits gained by the academy's monks from slaying demons will be transferred to Xu Yang. After all, the way of heaven is fair, and rewards and punishments are clear.

So, even though Xu Yang has not done many live broadcasts in recent years, he has gained a lot of merit, even if he just lies down.

The combination of the two is even more impressive.

These are the first and second. In addition, there is the third one, which is the enlightenment of the paradise on earth.

Up to now, all the blessed places in the world have been opened, and those immortal caves and heavens have also been forced to return to the world under his coercion.

Although the major caves and heavens had cut off their supply of resources and sent Taoists into the world to compete with him, they also opened up many blessed places by their own means, and even allowed some caves and heavens to enter the world on their own without going through his hands.

But this did not stop him from gaining merit.

After all, heaven is fair, and rewards and punishments are clear!

It was he who pushed all this forward and created this situation. Without him, these paradises would never have come into being.

Therefore, no matter how those people operate, even if it is not done through him and they enter the world on their own, a portion of the merits and benefits must still be shared with him, which is equivalent to an alternative form of taxation and cannot be avoided.

Combining these three factors, one can imagine the merits that Xu Yang has accumulated.

Disaster realm?

That's more than enough!

……

"You bastard!"

"Sure enough, he has bad intentions!"

"Senior Xuanyuan is still too kind-hearted."

"I should have killed you with my sword back then, you bastard!"

There was a lot of cursing in the live broadcast room, but Shenxiao ignored it and his sword went straight to Wandao Academy.

In just a moment, they arrived at the palace gate, which was already a no-fly zone, but Shen Xiao did not land. He stood in the air and shouted like thunder: "Where is Li Xuanyuan!"

There was not much reaction to this statement in the academy, only one person spoke out.

"Ok!"

Looking at the person who walked out, Shen Xiao frowned and asked coldly: "Is it you?"

"if not?"

Yao Meier rolled her eyes: "Who else has the time to spare besides me?"

"Humph!"

Shen Xiao snorted coldly and said proudly: "I am here on behalf of Xuantian Sword Sect. Where is Li Xuanyuan?"

"I am here to welcome you on behalf of Wandao Academy."

Yao Meier spread her hands and didn't buy his tricks at all: "Why, do you think I'm not qualified?"

"you……!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Xiao was speechless.

Although they are both disciples of the immortal sect, his master, the Master of Xuantian Sword, has already attained true immortality, while the Master of the Hehuan Sect behind Yao Meir has only reached the seventh tribulation. In theory, his status is higher, but that is only in theory.

Having worked for Wandao Academy for hundreds of years, he now has only the cultivation level of Return to Void, which makes him a whole realm behind Yao Meir. He really has no confidence when he speaks.

But he didn't lose the battle, so Shen Xiao gritted his teeth and asked, "Where is Li Xuanyuan?"

Yao Meier glanced at him and did not answer. Instead, she asked, "Where is Ren Baimei?"

"presumptuous!"

Shen Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he shouted sternly, "How dare you address my master by his name?"

"I'm still putting five!"

Yao Mei'er was not polite at all. She puffed out her chest and put her hands on her hips, and said in return: "You also call the Sword Master by his name. If you have something to say, just say it. If you don't, get out of here. If you keep on whining, I'll slap you to death. Do you believe it?"

"you……!"

Shenxiao's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to get angry. He could only grit his teeth and take out a sword letter.

"A hundred years from now, will there be a sword fight in Emei? Do you dare to accept it?"

After saying that, he threw the sword in his hand out.

Yao Mei'er took the sword invitation and showed a serious expression: "Whether to accept or not is up to the Sword Master to decide. I will reply and send it to Xuantian Sword Sect when the time comes!"

"Humph!"

Shenxiao snorted coldly, turned around and left without saying anything more.

At this moment...

"Boom!"

The wind and clouds changed suddenly, and the whole world was shocked.

Shenxiao's steps paused, and he stood stiffly on the ground.

Yao Meier looked back at the calamity cloud that was gathering momentum. She was not surprised at all and just spread her hands: "I just said everyone was busy."

(End of this chapter)