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Chapter 163 Immortal Tribulations Emerge, Martial Arts Resurrects

The heavenly tribulation that immortal practitioners have to endure is a test given by heaven and earth. If one can survive and cross nine thunder tribulations, one will become a true immortal and enjoy a long life.

The Qi-refining lineage will not suffer from heavenly tribulations, but will still face many tribulations. Without experiencing tribulations, one's cultivation cannot increase.

Especially after reaching the Hedao realm, the cultivation strength of the Qi-refining practitioner is closely related to the number of tribulations he has experienced. The more tribulations he has experienced, the stronger his combat power will be.

Tribulation is an inevitable hurdle for practitioners, and it follows the law of survival of the fittest in heaven and earth.

If living things want to survive between heaven and earth, they must absorb energy.

In the beginning of spiritual ignorance, there was no method of cultivation, and all living creatures relied on fighting with other races, hunting, or eating plants to obtain what they needed.

In this process, one will inevitably encounter various dangers, enter the cycle of heaven, and become a part of heaven and earth.

The path of cultivation is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and feed it back to oneself. One can obtain enough energy without taking the risk of hunting. Strictly speaking, this has already exceeded the normal law of the cycle of nature.

If there is no external interference, there will be more and more monks becoming immortals.

The tribulation of becoming an immortal is a threshold added by the Heavenly Dao, specifically for the cultivators of the immortal path. It is designed to make up for the missing cycle and screen out the cultivators who should not have the chance to become immortals.

The reason why Qigong practitioners do not suffer from heavenly calamity is that, to a certain extent, the path they follow does not violate the law of reincarnation between heaven and earth.

Being able to survive disasters naturally proves that you are more powerful than other cultivators. You should be able to obtain stronger power and occupy more resources between heaven and earth.

This is why the strong will always be strong.

The calamity clouds were as black as ink, and the thunders were like streaks of light, shuttling through them. The moment the thunder exploded, the outline of the terrifying calamity clouds was clearly reflected and fell into the eyes of the monks around, stretching as far as the eye could see.

This was the first time that Chu Zheng saw an immortal cultivator going through a tribulation. The terrifying aura of tribulation that permeated the tribulation clouds made him feel a little horrified.

If a calamity of this magnitude were to befall him at this moment, it would instantly turn into a fatal calamity, with no chance of survival at all.

Before he could think about it, a figure rose into the sky from the top of the mountain and quickly flew towards the southwest. In the blink of an eye, he was tens of thousands of miles away.

The thick calamity clouds in the sky moved with it, passing over Taixuan City and rolling towards the southwest.

Geng Yiyang's escape speed was too fast, and Chu Zheng could only barely keep up by driving the Star-Breaking Shuttle.

It was not until half a day later that Geng Yiyang stopped. There was only vast ocean all around him and no trace of people. He was not affected by any external forces.

Chu Zheng did not get too close, but stood hundreds of thousands of miles away, observing Geng Yiyang's breath with his spiritual eyes.

At this moment, the aura in Geng Yiyang's body was extremely unstable, like the waves under his feet, rising and falling all the time.

Boom——

The calamity clouds in the sky did not give Geng Yiyang much time to prepare. After a cup of tea, a lightning bolt nearly a meter thick came crashing down.

The speed of the thunder was so fast that even with Chu Zheng's eyesight, he could only see a trace of its afterimage. The next moment, a mighty wave of air swept over.

Standing hundreds of thousands of miles away, Chu Zheng still felt an unparalleled force and took several steps back before he could stabilize his body.

The Immortal Tribulation Realm is four realms higher than his current state. If it were any closer, he might even get hurt.

After coming to his senses, Chu Zheng looked up and saw a ball of divine fire burning fiercely in the void, vaguely condensing into a giant red dragon. It was filled with oppressive heat, and the water near the sea surface had begun to boil, emitting a large amount of white smoke.

Noticing that Geng Yiyang's breath had suddenly increased, Chu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

In the early stage of the Immortal Tribulation Realm, one has to go through three heavenly tribulations in total. The first time, there is only one heavenly thunder. If you can withstand it, you can begin to transform your immortal body and cultivate a wisp of immortal energy.

No matter how strong Geng Yiyang's cultivation was, his life span was about to run out, and he could only exert 70% of his strength. Chu Zheng had no idea whether he could survive the heavenly calamity.

Now that the thunder has struck, it is a foregone conclusion.

The divine fire gradually dissipated, and Geng Yiyang's aura surged, faintly containing a hint of immortal power.

Chu Zheng was about to step forward when a warning suddenly flashed in his mind. He looked up abruptly, his expression changing drastically.

A bolt of lightning passed by, but the calamity clouds in the sky did not dissipate. The calamity energy grew heavier, and after rolling for a while, it began to breed lightning again.

In an instant, Chu Zheng reacted. Geng Yiyang had stayed at the peak of Tongxuan Realm for too long. With his accumulated strength over time, he would have to endure far more than one thunder tribulation.

Soon, another bolt of lightning struck with even greater force, like a sledgehammer, instantly smashing Geng Yiyang into the deep sea.

boom!
There was a raging sea above the sea, the waves rolled back and washed across the sky. Countless sirens were affected, swept up in the raging waves, and flew away into the sky.

As a last resort, Chu Zheng retreated another thousand miles away. Before he could see the situation clearly, another bolt of lightning struck from the calamity cloud. The power of the lightning was unpredictable and extremely terrifying.

After a while, the disaster clouds slowly dissipated, and the sky was clear blue.

Chu Zheng took a few hurried steps and headed straight for the center of the calamity cloud.

A figure was sitting cross-legged on the sea, and the waves for thousands of miles around were smoothed by an invisible hand, becoming as smooth as a mirror.

After withstanding three heavenly thunders in succession, Geng Yiyang's cultivation has completely stabilized at the early stage of the Immortal Tribulation Realm. The immortal power in his body has reached a certain scale, which is several times stronger than that of ordinary cultivators who have just entered the Immortal Tribulation.

The biggest change is his appearance. He now looks to be just over 50 years old. Half of his originally silver hair has turned black, and it is obvious that his life span has been extended.

"Congratulations, Holy Lord."

Chu Zheng heaved a sigh of relief, with some joy in his eyes. Since Geng Yiyang no longer had to worry about his life span, he could return the position of Taixuan Saint Lord to its original owner.

It was really difficult for him to bear the responsibility for the future of so many disciples, and he was also restricted in his actions.

"Now you are the Holy Lord." Geng Yiyang slowly opened his eyes:

"Tai Xuan respects you, you can just call me elder."

Hearing this, Chu Zheng shook his head repeatedly: "The Holy Lord has now entered the Immortal Tribulation, his life span and body are fine, and he is at the peak of his life. The position of the Holy Lord..."

"The position of the Holy Lord is not to be trifled with."

Geng Yiyang interrupted with a serious expression, and then chuckled:
"There is no need for us to say such empty words. I have been the Holy Lord for so many years. If there were no successors, I would have stepped down long ago."

After saying this, as if he was worried that Chu Zheng would change his attitude, he softened his tone and added:
"When you reach my level of cultivation, I will take back the Holy Lord Token and choose someone else to pass it on. Okay? Just consider it as doing me a favor."

This is just a stopgap measure. It will take at least hundreds of years for Chu Zheng to enter the realm of immortal tribulation. No one can predict what the situation will be like by then.

Once he entered the immortal tribulation, his desire to seek the truth, which had died for many years, showed signs of revival. He wanted to make some attempts on the immortal path during his lifetime to see if he could make further progress. He really could not stay in the position of the Holy Lord of Taixuan any longer.

Immortal Tribulation...

Chu Zheng pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement:
"Okay." Calculating the time, it shouldn't take him long to enter the Immortal Tribulation. Geng Yiyang has helped him so much, so it won't be a problem for him to sit on the throne of the Holy Lord for two more days.

What's more, Taixuan still has many elders around, so he won't have to spend too much time worrying about it.

Geng Yiyang was a little surprised that Chu Zheng agreed so readily, but he thought about it for a moment and found no omissions, so he didn't think about it anymore and returned to Taixuan with Chu Zheng.

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The scene of transcending tribulation was happening simultaneously in all parts of the Cang Yun Realm, and every few days, there would be the sound of thunder.

Ever since Zhao Tingxian took over the Heavenly Dao, there has never been an immortal calamity realm in the Cangyun Realm.

This has something to do with the environment of heaven and earth, but in the eyes of the profound monks from various holy places, it is most likely that Zhao Tingxian is unwilling to bring down the immortal calamity and allow them to become immortals.

Now that they have the opportunity to transcend the tribulation, cultivators in the Immortal Tribulation Realm have emerged in large numbers. People from the True Immortal families and major holy places have stepped into the Immortal Tribulation Secret Realm, especially the several great saints. Without exception, all of them have successfully transcended the tribulation.

In just a short period of time, the number of cultivators in the Immortal Tribulation Realm in Cang Yun exceeded ten fingers.

There are only a few people who cannot survive the immortal calamity and die.

Most of those who were not strong enough have died in the battlefield outside the domain. Those who were able to come back alive are strong ones who have been screened and have strong personal strength.

In addition to the impact on these top monks, the changes in the environment of heaven and earth also affected a large number of mortals, especially the martial arts masters in many countries.

The change in destiny has brought about a revival in martial arts. Within a short period of time, the number of martial artists who have entered the Yuan Gang realm of martial arts has begun to increase explosively.

The changes go far beyond this. Due to the changes in the laws, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that can be absorbed by martial artists has also expanded a lot. Many martial artists who are still in the Qi Condensation Realm are beginning to rapidly approach the strength of immortal monks in the Lingquan Realm.

According to the orthodox classification of martial arts realms, the Qi Condensation Realm corresponds to the Immortal Spirit Spring, while Yuan Gang is equivalent to a cultivator in the Dao Entering Realm.

It’s just that before, due to the suppression of the environment of heaven and earth, the strength of all the martial arts practitioners had been forcibly lowered by a whole level, and is only gradually recovering now.

Several True Immortals quickly noticed this change, but did not stop it. They even ordered that the immortal monks were not allowed to attack these martial artists.

Nowadays, the Immortal Alliance and the Martial Palace are on the same front. In addition, an envoy from the Martial Palace will soon visit the Cangyun Realm. It is really unjustifiable to wipe out the martial arts now.

The changes in the laws of nature undoubtedly had a profound impact on Song Lingxue. Her cultivation speed almost increased tenfold compared to before, advancing by leaps and bounds.

Moreover, the quality of the internal energy in his body is becoming stronger day by day, and his combat power is expanding rapidly, approaching the level of a cultivator entering the Dao realm.

This is just a microcosm of the revival of martial arts as a whole.

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Geng Yiyang's successful tribulation and the return of many elders undoubtedly relieved a lot of pressure on Chu Zheng's shoulders.

He doesn't have to think about anything else and can start practicing with peace of mind.

Shortly after returning to Taixuan, Chu Zheng received a letter from Song Lingqing, who politely declined Chu Zheng's idea of ​​returning to Taixuan to take shelter temporarily.

Now, she is on her way to the Cangyun Secret Realm, wanting to try her luck and see if she can meet her immortal destiny.

After the seal of the Cang Yun Secret Realm was opened, many relics within it were revealed, but they were temporarily blocked by a true immortal from the Immortal Alliance.

In the Cang Yun Secret Realm, there are some areas that suppress the evil demons that have not been completely eliminated since ancient times. It will take some time to clean up, and it will only be opened to these monks after ensuring safety.

Nowadays, many monks, including those from the holy land, are staying near the secret realm, ready to go in to explore and get a piece of the pie at any time.

Chu Zheng did not join in the fun, but issued a secret order to the Song family in the Southern Region, asking them to send more than a hundred cultivators to the vicinity of the Cangyun Secret Realm and search for some fragments of ancient artifacts.

Now he doesn't need to go to such a place of trouble. Not only will it waste time, but the benefits may not be that great.

The reason why the True Immortal sealed off the Cangyun Secret Realm in advance, in addition to clearing out the evil demons in it, was probably to clear out the rare treasures in it. These cultivators waiting outside could only get a little share of the spoils at most.

As for the rare treasures that could have hidden themselves from the eyes of the True Immortals and survived, not to mention that the probability is too small, even if there are any, it is not something that Chu Zheng can subdue now.

Today, the Southern Region Song family is gradually getting back on track.

Although the ancestor Song Xiao died outside the domain and failed to return alive, the head of the family, Song Yusang, has made some progress in cultivation due to the changes in the environment of heaven and earth and some spiritual medicines found in the secret realm.

Some time ago, he had successfully condensed a divine infant and entered the divine infant realm, and was still able to take charge of the overall situation.

Although this level of cultivation cannot be considered strong, it is already enough to make a living in Taixuan City, with the face of Chu Zheng behind him.

The Song clan in the Eastern Region has undergone a major change. Its clan leader, Song Tingkui, has successfully survived the calamity and entered the realm of immortal calamity.

As a result, the situation of the Song family in the Eastern Region is completely different, and they have more choices.

Chu Zheng didn't care much about this. After helping Song Lingxue practice for a few days, he began to retreat again.

He wanted to push his soul to perfection as soon as possible and begin practicing the Treasure Record of Eternal Tribulations.

No matter what role the Taoist master played in this incident, this Record of Eternal True Tribulation is a real tenth-level magic formula.

This includes the method of observing the stars and capturing the sky, which is of utmost importance. As the level of Qi refining increases, it is useless to shut yourself in, and you must find a way to resolve the accumulated calamity energy.

This method of incarnation can help one survive the true calamity with a virtual body and dispel one's own terrifying calamity energy, which is undoubtedly of utmost importance.

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In the central part of the southern region, the Holy Land of Yuanling.

During this period, the Yuanling Holy Land was bustling with people and seemed to be becoming more and more lively.

After the thank-you gifts from several major holy places and True Immortal families, many major sects and immortal clans with Divine Infant cultivators came to the door with gifts of thanks.

The gifts of thanks received during this period alone are enough to offset thousands of years of hard work in this holy land.

So many forces came here, in addition to expressing gratitude, they also had another purpose, which was to test the attitude of the Yuanling Holy Land.

The current Yuanling Holy Land is the undisputed leader of the Cangyun Realm. There are some actions that other forces dare not act without the approval of the Yuanling Holy Land.

The focus of many sects is on the Northern Territory Demon Plain.

(End of this chapter)