So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

According to the past experiences of these clan elders, the ninth level of heavenly tribulation is already the ultimate. In this world, many things cannot avoid the number 'nine'.

Because in the world of immortality, there has always been a saying like "Nine Nines Return to One". This is not a metaphysics, but one of the rules of heaven and earth set by Heaven from the past.

For a monk to overcome a tribulation, the highest level of difficulty is to reach the ninth level of tribulation, and the grades are also from one to nine.

But right now... I'm afraid no one would have thought that someone would encounter an 'abnormality' while going through the tribulation.

Until now, there have been sixteen thunderous sounds!

"What exactly is going on? Why is Brother Mu's Heavenly Tribulation of Enlightenment completely different from the Heavenly Tribulation of other monks in the past...?"

At this moment, Ye Lingxuan had arrived on the mountain peak. When she raised her head and looked somewhere in the distance, she couldn't help but frown slightly.

The natural spiritual body is the body closest to spiritual energy in the world, and the moment Ye Lingxuan almost raised her head, she felt the destructive aura emanating from the ninth level of heavenly tribulation.

Even the Nine Heavenly Tribulation shouldn't have such an exaggerated aura of destruction.

She subconsciously looked at the reincarnated queen.

The woman shook her head gently and whispered: "I have never seen such a disaster in the past."

Judging from the tribulation cloud brewing now, it is obvious that this is the ninth level tribulation, but the aura of destruction exuding from it is obviously different from usual.

Ye Lingxuan raised her head and stared at the young man stepping on the void, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

If I had known this earlier, it would be better to realize it later...

At least after she inherits the memory of the Queen of the Forbidden Zone, she might be able to help him in some way.

"It's okay. He has the help of the Nine Cauldron Void Refining Pill refined by the Emperor of Medicine himself, so there is no need to worry so much."

The lively and cheerful Ye Siyu next to her gently patted Ye Lingxuan's shoulder and comforted her softly.

"Yes, sister, Master should also have expected that Brother Mu's Enlightenment Tribulation this time would be far more difficult than any monk in the past, so she went to Jiuzhou to search for various medicinal materials and prepared the Nine Cauldrons to refine the Void Pill. This pill must be I can help Brother Mu get through this difficult time smoothly," Ye Qian also said in a low voice.

Under the comfort of everyone, Ye Lingxuan seemed to calm down a little and nodded silently.

What is said is that even though this enlightenment tribulation is obviously different from the past enlightenment tribulations, it is still just an enlightenment tribulation. Although the law of heaven is strict, it is impossible to make small moves on the heavenly tribulation.

Brother Mu is a Chaos Body, so the difficulty of the Heavenly Tribulation test he will accept will naturally be higher...

When she thought of this, the girl's originally heavy heart relaxed a little.

If Mu Zhian knew the girl's mood at this moment, he would be very happy to think about it.

Although sister Lingxuan always has an elegant and calm attitude on weekdays, she still knows how to feel sorry for her brother.

However, Mu Zhian is now in no mood to take into account the comments from the outside world.

How difficult is it to realize the Heavenly Tribulation?

In the past, Mu Zhian read some examples of enlightened monks surviving tribulations in ancient books, but among the dozen or so ancient books he read, only two people successfully survived the tribulation of enlightenment.

At this moment, the calamity that Mu Zhian was experiencing seemed to be far more difficult than the ninth level of calamity.

Mu Zhian looked up at the calamity clouds that were slowly rotating like a whirlpool under the sky. He wanted to turn around and say to the fish in his pond: Look, wives, God is cheating!

However, he had no wife, and only his good sister and a maid were present.

And he was not in the mood to joke now. The heavy coercion exuded by the Nine Heavenly Tribulation at this moment made Mu Zhi'an unable to have any mood swings. He only felt extremely depressed, and even instinctively wanted to succumb to the heavenly tribulation.

"Damn it, the ninth level of heavenly tribulation was agreed upon, why hasn't the thunder stopped since the beginning?"

Even Mu Zhian couldn't help but curse secretly at this moment.

Although in Yuzhou before, when Luo Tan told him about the Heavenly Tribulation of Enlightenment, he was already mentally prepared.

After all, he is a body of chaos, so it is normal that the difficulty of overcoming the tribulation is higher than that of other monks.

But this is no longer higher, the thunder has not stopped since just now!

Mu Zhian only prays that this disaster can start soon... Every time he hears thunder, it is torture for him.

Nine extremely thick calamity clouds seemed to turn the entire night into a whirlpool. Thunder light surged in the lead-colored clouds. With another thunder falling, some tribesmen had already begun to leave the mountain with their swords, for fear that they would be caught later. The catastrophe is affecting.

At this moment, in the sky above the Tianxian Temple, a woman wearing a black and red dress was standing quietly. She was dressed both fairy and charming, like a witch in the fire. Her beautiful eyes were staring at a certain direction, quietly. He opened his mouth and said, "Is Ye Ning still in seclusion? Mu Zhian is half a person in the restricted area after all. Doesn't he care at all about the future husband of that girl Lingxuan?"

Although there were faint sparks on her body that obscured her beautiful face, it was not difficult to identify the other party from the plump breasts that proudly held up her dress.

The ancestor of the Ye clan, Ye Qingxin.

The beautiful woman next to Ye Qingxin was behind the restricted area.

The two of them did not go to the mountain peak where Mu Zhian overcame the tribulation. For them, they could already feel the oppression caused by the tribulation of enlightenment here.

There was a hint of helplessness on the face after the restricted area, and he said: "He is really still in retreat now, and I'm afraid he didn't expect that Little Friend Mu would be able to enlighten so quickly... How on earth did he do it?"

The beautiful woman finally couldn't help but asked a question in her heart.

It stands to reason that Mu Zhian had just returned to the void through spiritual training not long ago. How could he suddenly reach the peak of returning to the void after not seeing him for a long time?

Even if you take pills every day, you won't be able to do it so quickly.

"Maybe there is some opportunity." Ye Qingxin said calmly.

"That's unlikely. The elixirs in the major taboo places may be able to achieve this level, but it is impossible for monks in the Return to Void Realm to refine the elixirs for their own use." Behind the restricted area, he slowly shook his head.

Recently, she had thought about several possibilities regarding Mu Zhian's soaring realm, but in the end they were all rejected one by one.

The beautiful woman really couldn't figure out how this person managed to practice at such an evil speed.

Ye Qingxin raised her head and stared at the direction where the Enlightenment Heavenly Tribulation gathered, and said softly: "It's not enough to practice quickly, he must be able to successfully survive this Heavenly Tribulation."

Seemingly seeing a hint of worry in Ye Qingxin's eyes, she hesitated for a moment after entering the restricted area and suddenly asked:

"It's understandable that Lingxuan is worried about him, but I remember that Mu Zhian has always been at odds with the young man named Ye Yu from your Ye tribe. Why does my sister care so much about Mu Zhian?"

Ye Qingxin's eyes flashed slightly, she was silent for a moment, and said calmly: "He has a good talent, and his personality is quite likable, so my impression of him is pretty good."

"Besides, that girl Lingxuan likes Mu Zhian so much, so I naturally hope that he will be okay." Ye Qingxin added.

After hearing the words, the person in the restricted area quickly sighed softly and said: "Yeah... I was still thinking that there would be no man in this world that she could like, but I didn't expect to go to the Ye Clan. Years ago, when she returned to the restricted area, she already had someone she liked."

The couple knew Ye Lingxuan's character very well. They both knew that Ye Lingxuan looked modest and elegant on the surface, but in fact he was very arrogant.

It was difficult for such a girl to fall in love with other peers in the Ye Clan at that time, so when she went to the Ye Clan, they were all reassured.

However, who would have thought that Ye Lingxuan did not like the members of the Ye clan, but was abducted by the young master of the Mu family in the end.

"With Mu Zhian's talent, he is actually worthy of Lingxuan." Ye Qingxin said suddenly.

"Yes." The person behind the restricted area nodded slowly, and then said helplessly: "But there is a Taoist companion like Qingdi beside him, and the master of the Sword Palace is not a good person. I am worried that if Lingxuan really gets along with him in the future, Being together, I’m afraid we will suffer a lot of grievances.”

"It's okay, I will take more care of her in the future." Ye Qingxin said.

"She will get married one day, and it's impossible for my sister to take care of her all the time." After the restricted area, he shook his head and sighed.

That's not necessarily the case... Ye Qingxin said silently in her heart.

At this moment, Ye Qingxin suddenly felt as if a slightly dazzling white light flashed in front of her eyes.

The white light slowly descended from the night, sacred and charming.

Then, for a moment, the sky seemed to be lit up by it, and the whole night was as bright as day!

The milky white ball of light was suspended in the mid-air accompanied by the thunder. The soft brilliance made countless monks unable to resist at all, and some even fell to their knees unable to control their inner impulses.

After being stunned for an unknown amount of time, someone from behind the restricted area murmured: "The way of heaven!"

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The way of heaven, even mortals in Kyushu know what it means.

From the past to the present, Kyushu has experienced countless vicissitudes of life, but the three realms of heaven, earth, and man have never disappeared.

And today's heavenly way is even stronger than the earthly way and the human way. Even the rules for making heavenly tribulations are actually mostly set by heavenly way.

No one expected that a heavenly tribulation in the realm of enlightenment would actually resonate with the way of heaven.

The milky white light ball hung high under the night, emitting a sacred light.

When it comes, the rules of the entire restricted area seem to be trembling.

"If I remember correctly, the thunder just sounded a total of twenty-three times..."

After an unknown length of silence, Ye Qian finally spoke with difficulty, breaking the eerie silence.

She stared straight at the young man who looked extremely small under the darkness of the catastrophe, and said softly: "Could it be that the rules of heaven and earth don't know how difficult Mu Zhian's catastrophe must be?"

Ye Lingxuan remained silent for a rare moment. She suddenly remembered that when she was in the reincarnation pool, Mu Zhian once left the reincarnation pool speechless.

Something went wrong in the reincarnation pool that time because Mu Zhian had too many physiques, and the reincarnation pool couldn't determine it for a while.

The reincarnated queen who followed Ye Lingxuan like a shadow was also silent.

Even the reincarnated queen has never seen anyone attract the attention of Heavenly Dao when they attain enlightenment, and even let Heavenly Dao send down part of their will to 'monitor' this catastrophe.

She didn't know what would happen next.

The most terrifying thing is that twenty-three thunders are not the limit.

From now on, thunder has sounded almost every once in a while.

"Even under special circumstances, the heavenly tribulation of enlightenment can only reach the ninth level at most. Each level is far more powerful than the previous one, and some more special heavenly tribulations will also include the inner demon tribulation and the physical body tribulation... The former can only be passed by one's own will, while the latter requires not using spiritual energy to survive the catastrophe physically. "

Ye Qian whispered to himself: "But now what is the will of heaven coming to do?"

No one could answer this question, including the elders who were discussing just now. They all shut their mouths, put their hands behind their backs and looked up into the distance. They looked unfathomable and as if they knew everything, but in fact their eyes were full of confusion.

"The elder is here!"

At this time, a surprised voice suddenly came from the crowd. Unexpectedly, the elder of the forbidden area who had been in seclusion and had never come out was also alarmed.

The tribesmen in the forbidden area on the mountain turned their heads and saw the old man in plain cloth.

This man was the elder of the forbidden area, and his status in the forbidden area was second only to the master of the forbidden area.

"I didn't expect that I could see the coming of the heaven in my lifetime and personally test a cultivator's enlightenment tribulation."

The old man in plain clothes was still far away the moment before, but the next moment he had already appeared on the mountain. Although he deliberately restrained his breath, he still made people close to him feel an inexplicable sense of pressure.

To put it bluntly, when the Lord of the Forbidden Zone was in seclusion, the Great Elder of the Forbidden Zone was the second person in the Forbidden Zone, and his status and position were rarely matched.

At this moment, a disciple of the clan asked curiously: "Great Elder, do you know what this Heavenly Dao is all about?"

The cloth-clothed old man was startled, and then he noticed the curious eyes of countless disciples of the clan, and a mysterious smile appeared on his old face: "Keep reading and you will know."

At this time, the light ball hanging in the air emitted a soft halo, which slowly injected into the nine-layer calamity cloud. In an instant, the light-colored clouds seemed to be soaked in soft light, emitting a charming halo.

Boom!

Unexpectedly, the first thunderbolt struck down!

"Brother Mu!"

Ye Qian shouted almost subconsciously, staring at the thin figure of the young man in the distance with worried eyes.

The enlightenment calamity is a life-or-death struggle. Originally, there was a nine-cauldron refining pill, and the difficulty of successfully surviving the heavenly calamity would be much lower.

But no one expected that a heavenly tribulation would awaken the Heavenly Dao...

Even though they were separated by a huge distance, the disciples of the clan far away in the mountains all felt the terrifying power that was no less than the full-strength attack of a great power.

The lightning struck from mid-air, dazzling and shrouding the hearts of the people present with a layer of haze.

Not to mention the relationship between Mu Zhian and the young lady, more importantly, if the heavenly tribulation of enlightenment is so difficult that even Mu Zhian cannot pass it, then in the future, even if some of them cultivate to the peak of returning to the void, won’t it be difficult to pass the heavenly tribulation of enlightenment?

Ye Lingxuan was also worried, but as a sister, she naturally hid her worries in her heart and just stared at the boy in the lightning.

Brother Mu’s breath is still very stable, it seems that there is no problem...the girl thought to herself.

Then, she tried to approach Mu Zhian with the huge spiritual consciousness of her natural spirit body.

Almost at that moment, as if she had caught something, the girl's heartbeat quickened, her cheeks unconsciously heated up, she subconsciously pressed the hem of her skirt and rubbed her legs.

Ye Qian subconsciously asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

The Reincarnation Queen looked at her master's cheeks, which were flushed with passion, with suspicion, and then she looked up.

Her beautiful eyes caught the boy in the thunder at that moment.

Behind Mu Zhian, a series of seemingly illusory and huge fox tails grew out, which looked like a peacock spreading its tail, enchanting and terrifying.

Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox!

The pink demon mist seemed to be mixed with the spiritual energy of the heaven, and people couldn't help but feel dazed at the first glance.

At this time, Mu Zhian turned his head slightly and looked in the direction of the Reincarnation Queen.

There was a very long distance between the two of them, but for some reason, the Reincarnation Queen felt that the other party seemed to see her.

In fact, it was not an illusion, but Mu Zhian did notice the sight of the reincarnated queen.

In order to avoid unnecessary disturbance, Mu Zhian had been deliberately restraining the body of the nine-tailed fox, but now that he was about to pass the tribulation, he naturally had no intention of holding back.

"Demonic aura?"

At this time, a tribe member caught the abnormality and subconsciously looked up at the direction where Mu Zhian was.

"He is a demon cultivator?!"

"The lady is actually with a demon cultivator...?"

"If this news spreads, it will probably have a significant impact on the lady's reputation..."

Seeing the discussion, at this time, an elder of the tribe whispered and scolded: "The cultivators outside do not know the situation in the demon world and are therefore hostile. Don't you know it?"

This elder obviously has a high status in the restricted area. As soon as he opened his mouth, the whispers just now disappeared immediately.

"Whether he is a demon cultivator or not is not important. What is important is what he did and what he said. What many cultivators in Dongzhou do behind the scenes is much dirtier than the demon cultivators in the demon world." At this time, the elder also spoke slowly.

Ye Lingxuan, who finally stabilized her mind, heard the words with a touch of emotion in her eyes, and then looked at the elder.

The old man in plain clothes smiled and said, "Miss, there is no need to say more. Judging from the current trend of the demon world, it is only a matter of time before establishing diplomatic relations with Dongzhou. This can be regarded as a vaccination for the tribesmen in advance..."

Ye Lingxuan politely hummed, then hesitated and said, "Elder, I'm afraid you have to let all the female cultivators present leave first..."

The elder was startled. Before he could realize what Ye Lingxuan's words meant, he saw the beautiful face of a plump female elder next to him gradually turning red, and she breathed out a sweet breath. A pair of watery beautiful eyes stared closely in the direction of Mu Zhian.

At the same time, among this group of tribesmen, many female disciples were rubbing their legs involuntarily, their beautiful eyes shining with emotion.

The charm of the nine-tailed sky fox and the spiritual energy of the natural furnace emanate without reservation, which is enough to fascinate all the female cultivators present.

Just since the nine tails were unfolded, there are already several female cultivators who are already Taoists who are completely attracted to Mu Zhian and squeeze their thighs together desperately.

Each female cultivator's eyes were somewhat confused, staring directly in the direction of Mu Zhian.

This vixen... After the Great Elder glanced at it, he seemed to understand something. His eyelids twitched slightly, and his forehead was covered with black lines. He immediately raised his hand to summon a clear light to protect everyone, and said: "Everyone should evacuate this place first! "

Even the female elders in the clan are not immune, let alone those female clansmen who are practicing Qi and refining gods in the restricted area.

If he stays here any longer, if Mu Zhian successfully survives the Heavenly Tribulation of Enlightenment after a while, he may have to hold a carnival feast on the spot...in every sense of the word.

When everyone retreated, the great elder looked at the girl in the purple skirt with a very strange look.

If he hadn't known that the young lady was strong-willed and had the blessing of the reincarnated queen, he might have thought that the young lady was also bewitched by Mu Zhian's demonic body and was so fascinated.

When he thought of this, the old man couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Even if this person is a monster with talent in cultivation, this person with the body of a natural furnace is simply a born soft rice king... No wonder the Qing Emperor favors him so much.

This great elder, who is extremely mysterious in the eyes of the people in the restricted area, looks unfathomable on the surface, but at this moment, he can't help but admire him in his heart, and he is actually a little envious.

If he had a physique like Mu Zhian back then, there would be no need to fight and kill him. Maybe he could hold onto the lap of a powerful woman when he was practicing Qi...

But of course, perhaps it was precisely because of such a monster's physique that Mu Zhian encountered such a terrifying disaster at this moment.

It even alarmed Heaven.

"Little friend, no matter what the tribesmen in the restricted area think before, if you can survive this catastrophe, no one will criticize you and the lady in the future." The great elder suddenly used a special spell to ask Mu Zhian conveyed the message, hoping to give him more desire to survive.

Mu Zhian immediately sent a message: "This senior is true to his word. Although I don't know who you are, we are all experts in overcoming tribulations. Please don't make any small tricks. I can detect it."

What a little trick from God. Who dares to make a little trick while others are going through a tribulation? ! The great elder said angrily: "I'm not that shameless. After all, I have no objection to the romance between you and the lady!"

But the premise is that Mu Zhian can survive until the end of the Heavenly Tribulation of Enlightenment.

But judging from the power of this Enlightenment Heavenly Tribulation, I’m afraid it’s not that easy——

The great elder thought of this and just turned his head to look, his thoughts stopped for a moment.

Unknowingly, the calamity cloud in the distance had only two levels left, and although Mu Zhian looked in a miserable state, he obviously still had some strength left.

He even took out a jade bottle from the ring and poured it all into his mouth like free beans.

The jade bottle is in the shape of a bronze tripod, which was made by the Emperor of Medicine.

This boy is really tactful in his behavior... He even hugged Yao Huang's lap without knowing it.

The First Elder was speechless for a moment. He did not expect that Mu Zhian, besides Qing Emperor and Ye Lingxuan, would also unknowingly be involved with the Medicine Emperor.

And why hasn't the thunder stopped yet? ! This has rang no less than forty times, right? !

Even if the Great Elder has such a calm and indifferent temperament, he can't help but be speechless.

Normally, after the thunder sounds nine times, the ninth heavenly tribulation officially arrives.

However, Mu Zhian was going through the tribulation while the thunder continued to ring next to him...

Is it possible that the rules of heaven and earth cannot determine what level of natural disaster should be arranged for Mu Zhian?

"The tribulation of enlightenment seems to be almost over."

The reincarnated queen suddenly whispered.

There are only two levels of calamity clouds left in the distance. As long as they are successfully passed through, the calamity of enlightenment will be over.

But even so, the thunder still didn't stop...

Mu Zhian obviously also knew that this ninth heavenly tribulation was about to end, but he did not dare to relax at all.

After all, the further the thunder tribulation occurs, the more terrifying its power will be.

As a last resort, we can only rely on the power of heaven...

But Mu Zhian didn't want to do this except in case of emergency.

This might attract the attention of Heaven.

However, what was unexpected was that the ray of heavenly will that had been quietly suspended in the air quietly emitted a soft brilliance, and then its brilliance penetrated the two calamity clouds.

Just like sunlight penetrating dark clouds, the two calamity clouds were resolved silently, and then, in the dark night, a ray of sunlight quietly shone in the restricted area like breaking through the clouds.

The last two calamity clouds disappeared for no reason!

This scene stunned everyone, including Mu Zhian, who was involved, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

He looked at the calamity clouds that were gradually dissipating under the sky, and always felt a lingering haze in his heart.

My enlightenment calamity has not yet ended, how come the calamity clouds disappeared by themselves...?

In the final analysis, this enlightenment calamity has been a little wrong since it came, and the thunder has been ringing from just now to now.

At this moment, the soft white light that symbolizes the will of heaven quietly descended under the night sky.

The white light slowly floated towards the direction where Mu Zhian was.

In the soft white light, it seemed that a woman's figure could be vaguely seen.

Mu Zhian narrowed his eyes and stared at the slender figure in the white light.

It was an expressionless black-haired woman, and her indifferent face made people feel the surging pressure at first sight.

Her figure was tall and just right.

Mu Zhian had never seen such a woman. Although her figure was blurry, Mu Zhian was sure that he had never seen such an impeccable and perfect woman, as if every inch of her skin and every blood vessel were constructed to the ultimate perfection.

This was not a "work of art" that could be completed by human beings with careful carving. This was a creation from heaven in the true sense.

Or... a creation of heaven.

The long dress exuded a sacred breath in the soft white light, and behind her was a new moon constructed by the will of heaven.

The woman slowly opened her eyes in the soft white light, and her eyes seemed to contain thousands of stars, vast and infinite.

Mu Zhian's enlightenment tribulation had completely jumped out of the scope of the "rules of heaven and earth", and when someone repeatedly broke the rules of heaven and earth, heaven would activate the purge system to correct the rules of heaven and earth back to their original track.

And the identity of this woman was a symbol of part of the will of heaven.

At this moment, Mu Zhian finally understood why the will of heaven had come before.

It seems that it came to see who caused the ‘bug’ in the rules of heaven and earth.

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