Chapter 526: Eighteen Heavenly Monarchs (Part 2)
"Henceforth, I shall enter seclusion for a time. Do not disturb me unless it is of great importance!"
As the Chaos Holy Master finished speaking, Heavenly Monarch Daochen's expression subtly changed, an unconcealable hint of joy appearing on his face.
"Is the Saint Master about to break through?"
With those words spoken.
The other Holy Land Heavenly Venerates also showed excitement on their faces.
This Saint Master before them had long reached the half-step Nine Tribulation Great Heavenly Venerate level, just one step away from truly ascending to the Nine Tribulations.
If the other party really broke through now, it would be a monumental event for the entire Chaos Holy Land.
Nine Tribulations Great Heavenly Venerate!
That was already a supreme powerhouse below the Immortal.
Such powerhouses were rare even across the Endless Immortal Domain.
In the past, the Chaos Holy Land had always relied on its Immortal foundation to squeeze into the ranks of top major forces.
But in fact.
Compared to other Immortal forces.
Chaos Holy Land was admittedly a bit lacking.
The root reason being.
That the current Chaos Holy Master did not have a true Nine Tribulations Great Heavenly Venerate holding the fort, let alone an Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate.
If the Chaos Holy Master could break through, then the Holy Land's awkward situation could naturally be changed.
The Chaos Holy Master nodded, "I have already touched the bottleneck of the Nine Tribulations over the years. I believe that continuing in seclusion for some time should not pose a major issue for breakthrough."
"Congratulations, Saint Master!"
Many Heavenly Venerates expressed their congratulations with faces full of delight.
The Chaos Holy Master smiled faintly, then left a sentence, and his form vanished.
"Remember, unless it concerns the life and death of the Holy Land, do not disturb me. Any other matters should be handled collectively by the Heavenly Monarchs!"
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Mystic Sky Immortal Dynasty.
Gu Qingfeng was still in seclusion.
He was naturally unaware of the events of the Chaos Holy Land.
Ever since acquiring nine hundred eighty thousand upper-grade Dao Immortal Stones in the Shuoyang Immortal Domain, Gu Qingfeng had been wholeheartedly in seclusion to break through to the Seven Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm.
Although it seems there is only a line between the peak of Six Tribulations and Seven Tribulations, in truth, the difference is as vast as the heavens and the earth.
The Seven Tribulations Heavenly Venerate is called Great Heavenly Venerate.
Once one breaks through to this level, it is definitely not something a general Six Tribulation Heavenly Venerate can compare with.
And with Gu Qingfeng's current foundation and strength, should he break through to the Seven Tribulations, his power would only become stronger.
However.
Even with the aid of Dao Immortal Stones in cultivation.
Gu Qingfeng still had not genuinely taken that step forward.
As time passed.
The Dao Immortal Stones consumed many.
Gu Qingfeng immersed his mind deeply, completely abandoning everything from the outside world, fully investing himself in comprehending the Great Tao of the world.
The Yellow Springs Path was becoming ever clearer, the silhouette suppressing the Yellow Springs had its facial features no longer blurred as before.
Even with Gu Qingfeng's current cultivation realm, encountering such an existence still birthed a feeling of reverence akin to an insurmountable mountain.
In front of this being.
He himself seemed insignificant as an ant.
The tiniest thread of Dao Rhythm from such an existence seemed capable of collapsing the Chaos Universe, suppressing the eternal starry rivers.
Under the boundless Dao Rhythm of such magnitude, Gu Qingfeng was deeply immersed, finding it hard to extricate himself for a time.
Unaware of how much time passed.
On this day.
A mystical and powerful force suddenly descended, making Gu Qingfeng feel as if he had consumed an Immortal Pill, causing his understanding of the Yellow Springs Path to instantly surge manifold.
At that moment.
The Dao scene before his eyes abruptly crumbled.
Gu Qingfeng opened his eyes, only to see in the void outside, a Qi Fortune Green Lotus suppressing the heavens and earth, with twenty-eight petals and veins distinctly visible, each vein filled with an abyssal terrifying Dao Rhythm aura.
"Twenty-Eighth Grade Qi Fortune Green Lotus!"
Seeing this, Gu Qingfeng finally understood what had transpired.
Originally, he was only a step away from the Seven Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm. Now, with the fortune of the Mystic Sky Immortal Dynasty ascending, the moment that powerful fortune force descended, it directly broke through that barrier for him.
Now.
The Yellow Springs Path had broken through the Sixth Layer Limit, transmuting towards the Seventh Layer.
At the same time.
Gu Qingfeng also sensed the imminent arrival of the Longevity Divine Tribulation.
Seventh Divine Tribulation!
Vastly more terrifying than the Sixth Divine Tribulation tenfold at least!
Even before this Longevity Divine Tribulation truly descended, cultivators led by the Mystic Sky Immortal Realm and neighboring hundreds of Immortal Domains felt an inexplicable heaviness in their hearts, as if some terrifying calamity was about to occur.
Among them.
Cultivators of the Mystic Sky Immortal Realm had the most pronounced and intense feelings.
At the moment.
A vast tribulation cloud appeared.
Within the Crown Prince Palace.
Gu Yang opened his eyes, looking towards the sky outside, his expression becoming far more solemn.
"Longevity Divine Tribulation, could such an aura mean Royal Father is yet again breaking through?"
Such divine tribulation aura, even just a wisp, made his Divine Soul shiver, making him, with his Second Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm cultivation, feel small as an ant.
Gu Yang knew well, should such a divine tribulation descend, he might be reduced to ashes in an instant.
Such overwhelmingly powerful divine tribulation force is absolutely something beyond the possession of ordinary Heavenly Venerate breakthroughs.
After all.
Even the Third and Fourth Divine Tribulations couldn't solely, with a wisp of their aura, quash any thought of resistance within himself.
Combined with that pulse from the bloodline, Gu Yang realized it was his father breaking through, which accounted for this phenomenon.
"If I recall correctly, didn't Royal Father break through to the Six Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm just tens of thousands of years ago?"
Contemplating this, Gu Yang took a deep breath, but internally, a storm was already raging, unable to settle for a long time.
To have broken through to the Six Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm tens of thousands of years ago, now to yet again trigger the Longevity Divine Tribulation with intentions to directly break into the Seventh Tribulation Realm.
This speed of breakthrough is beyond being called astonishing; it is worthy of being termed defying the heavens.
Till now.
Even with the aid of Dao Immortal Stones in cultivation, Gu Yang had only recently stepped into the Mid-Tier of the Second Tribulation, having not even broken through to the Late Tier, let alone the Three Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm.
As for Gu Qingfeng.
Having broken through the Six Tribulations just tens of thousands of years ago, he was now directly aiming to advance to the Seven Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm.
Such a speed of breakthrough is simply unheard of.
Of course.
It wasn't only Gu Yang who was shocked.
Other cultivators aware of the source of this Longevity Divine Tribulation also felt deeply astonished.
...
Inside the Sacrificial Immortal Mansion.
Jiang Jue, who had been contemplating the profundities of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, was now suddenly awakened, looking towards the vast divine tribulation outside, with an expression of shock appearing on his usually calm face.
"This aura is the Seventh Divine Tribulation! Could the Immortal Emperor be about to break through again!!?"
The thought of this possibility made Jiang Jue involuntarily gasp.
Even with his countless years of experience, he had never witnessed any cultivator able to directly break through to the Seven Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm in such a short amount of time.
One must understand.
The Seven Tribulations Heavenly Venerate and Six Tribulation Heavenly Venerate represent an enormous watershed.
The latter is just a regular Heavenly Venerate, while the former is worthy of the Great Heavenly Venerate title.
Like the former Sect Master of the Xuanxiao Immortal Sect, who, having entered the Six Tribulations for countless ages, never truly broke through to the Seventh Tribulation Realm.
Not to mention breaking from Six Tribulations to Seven.
Even Jiang Jue himself, having lingered in the Five Tribulations Realm for many years, had not managed to genuinely break through to the Six Tribulations Heavenly Venerate Realm, let alone the Seven Tribulation Heavenly Venerate Realm.
These past tens of thousands of years, Jiang Jue acquired the Immortal Slaying Array Map from Gu Qingfeng, comprehending the supreme array's Dao Rhythm profundities within, along with obtaining a portion of Dao Immortal Stones for assisted cultivation, thus barely touching the threshold of the Six Tribulations.
But to touch a threshold is one thing, and to truly break through is no easy feat.
By Jiang Jue's estimation.
For him to break through the Six Tribulations Realm, it would still take at least a million years of accumulation.
This being despite having the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and the Dao Immortal Stones aiding in cultivation.
Without both, forget a million years, even if time were magnified tenfold or a hundredfold, it might not be enough to take that step.
This clearly shows.
How difficult it is to breakthrough in the Heavenly Venerate Realm.
To one's amazement.
This Mystic Sky Immortal Emperor, having only broken through to the Six Tribulations Realm tens of thousands of years, now possessed the eligibility to challenge the Seven Tribulations.
Now with the arrival of the Longevity Divine Tribulation, as long as the other party can overcome such a divine tribulation, they can directly become a Seven Tribulation Great Heavenly Venerate.
And with this party's foundation of being able to reverse slay Eight Tribulations with Six, once breaking through to the Seven Tribulation level, estimating what level of strength they might reach is beyond Jiang Jue's conjecture.