The Ancestor of All Demons

Deng Yin uses the Blood Pool for sacrifice, transforming the demon cultivators who come to seek him into Blood God's sons, thereby partially "demonizing" them. Only those who acquire the Blood Demon Incarnation can survive in the future Demon Realm.

Similarly, Shi Feiyang leads the group of immortals through tribulation, using the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to "immortalize" those who come to him.

The powerful Earth Immortals are themselves not far from Heavenly Immortals, even possessing stronger mana; however, their primordial spirits have not cultivated to the Pure Yang level.

When they unleash flying sword magical treasures to resist the Heavenly Tribulation, the qi sensation will transmit the power of the tribulation into their bodies, honing their spiritual energy and refining their flesh.

The subsequent Demon Tribulation further hones their mind and temperament.

The weaker Earth Immortals do not directly face the Heavenly Tribulation but are also enveloped within its aura, thus experiencing the conduction of tribulation qi.

For example, even when lightning strikes overhead without directly hitting them, the electric energy can enter their bodies from a distance, causing their scalp to tingle and hair to stand on end.

Including those ordinary beings—gods, demons, monsters, and ghosts—beneath the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, who overtly do not participate in crossing the tribulation, but are actually enveloped within the Heavenly Tribulation's range, receiving the baptism of heaven.

Three years of crossing the tribulation is equivalent to Shi Feiyang leading all beings on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain in cultivation, performing the most orthodox and top-tier Daoist dual cultivation of life and nature!

They must cultivate whether they wish to or not; this tribulation is far stronger than the combined energy they would experience individually in separate tribulations, stronger by countless times!

Shi Feiyang braced the Chaos Dragon Ball at the highest point, enduring most of the heavenly energy. The remainder was distributed to those "in need," compelling them to give their all.

Some lacked foundational strength and self-improvement, thus perished within the tribulation, their divine souls directly sent to the Red Lotus Hell, arranged for rebirth by One Light Master along with the two Venerables.

After three years of baptism, all—whether human, god, monster, or ghost—experienced qualitative enhancement, many Earth Immortals could directly ascend to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm.

For example, Divine Camel Yi Xiu, once too aggressive in temperament to cultivate into a Yang God, was suppressed beneath a mountain by thirty-six Sword Immortals. During the compression, he gained insight into the grand principle... After this three-year tribulation, he finally cultivated into a Yang God, becoming a Heavenly Immortal, and can ascend directly.

Han Fairy faced similar circumstances. After failing in practice and becoming paralyzed, it was Situ Ping's plea to Shi Feiyang that enabled her recovery; now she too has cultivated her primordial spirit to Pure Yang.

Besides them, including Ancestor of Trapped Sky, Shaoyang God Monarch, Storm Mountain God Monarch... all gained comprehension of the circulation of heaven, achieving marvelous integration of shape and spirit, all ready to ascend!

However, the greatest beneficiary remains Shi Feiyang.

Comparing the primordial spirit to the moon, the Yang God is full at fifteen, according to the Dan Scripture, is "full in the fifteenth celestial body, light shining perfectly from the east," completely bright and flawless.

The Yin Gods such as ghosts are on the thirtieth night, existing without any light, as "trapped on the thirtieth day, losing their companion in the northeast," pure Yin without Yang.

Humans are half Yin and Yang, as "on the eighth day receiving grace, the upper lunar is straight as a string," the strong-bodied, and those with spiritual power will have more Yang energy, the opposite, less.

Shi Feiyang has cultivated extensively, his primordial spirit "moon" far larger than others, hence very difficult to achieve flawless brightness.

Therefore, he falls behind his disciples, even Lin Han and Shi Sheng have reached Heavenly Immortal positions before him.

Shi Feiyang himself needs to achieve Pure Yang without Yin, which requires a long time of cultivation and the expenditure of an immense amount of effort... fearing that when the next great tribulation of thirteen hundred years arrives, he may still not succeed.

Lucky to have this Heavenly Tribulation!

He deliberately amplified the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, originally meant to challenge him because his accumulation of merit meant the tribulation wasn't strong, borrowing others' tribulation, accumulating and amplifying it, finally carrying most himself.

Through the colossal energy brought by such a super Heavenly Tribulation, it refined his primordial spirit and body, integrating them marvelously; all Yin impurities within the primordial spirit were hammered away clean by Heavenly Thunder and Fire in these three years, purely Pure Yang without Yin.

Moreover, he consistently practiced the dual cultivation of life and nature, following the Mysterious Sect's orthodox method, achieving Pure Yang in the primordial spirit while simultaneously the body was refined and tempered by Thunder Fire.

Now he has touched the threshold of the Golden Immortal, merely needing to further cultivate for a few more years, and he can achieve Golden Immortal, Body Ascension!

Now, if he wishes, he can immediately ascend as a Heavenly Immortal to the Spiritual Space to meet the Heavenly God, or linger for years to ascend later as a Golden Immortal.

Aside from the beings on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, the mountain itself also accepted the cleansing of this great tribulation, removing numerous impurities, increasing Pure Spirit Qi, and decreasing turbid heavy Qi.

Shi Feiyang estimated that the overall weight of the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain was slightly less than before!

If not for the Earth Axis's magnetic force holding it in place, this Outer Heaven Divine Mountain would start to shake with the rotation of heaven and earth, and with a little force, it could fly into the cosmic void.

Seeing the tribulation clouds in the sky beginning to disperse and the normal sun reappearing, all beings—humans, deities, demons, ghosts—on the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain began cheering loudly and wildly.

These past three years have been extremely tough!

It was either scorching hot like boiling soup, or extremely cold, with breath turning to ice.

A vast number of lives perished in the wind, rain, thunder, lightning, severe cold, and scorching heat!

Those Sword Immortals who faced the heavenly tribulation not only had to endure these elements, but also the torment of electric shocks tingling through their bodies and demonic intent invading their minds. Many couldn't bear it, and even considered immediate soldier disintegration on the spot. Fortunately, Lin Han and several other Yang God Heavenly Immortals protected them sequentially, infusing them with Pure Yang Immortal Qi, guarding their minds, and helping them expel demonic disturbances, allowing them to endure bit by bit.

Now, it's finally over. Finally, the clouds have parted to reveal the sun, and life can return to normal, or even better than before!

Each Sword Immortal, usually residing in ancient mountain caves, ethereal and transcendent, now sat or stood with Daoist robes, tattered and full of holes, some with clothes turned to ash, hair and eyebrows scorched, yet completely disregarding their appearances, shouting out their long-suppressed rage to the calm blue sky and ocean.

Seeing this scene, Shi Feiyang was also very pleased, gathering the Heavenly Immortals who had cultivated to Yang God and could ascend to the Copper Palm Island Platform City and explained to them that the greatest tribulation lay ahead, followed immediately by the Dharma Decline Era when Spiritual Energy would be exhausted, and asked if they wanted to ascend quickly.

"If you ascend now, I can act as your protector and send you safely upwards."

The group of immortals was initially happy, but a few who were eager to prepare for ascension sensed that something was amiss, looked around puzzled.

Yi Xiu asked, "Shi Fellow Daoist, you have also cultivated to Yang God. Are you coming with us, or will we go alone?"

Shi Feiyang said, "From the beginning of my cultivation journey, I never intended to ascend to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm, initially planning to remain in the Human World, enduring a great tribulation every 1,300 years. However, this time the heavenly tribulation is different from the previous ones, and following it is the Dharma Decline Era. I must find another path. My plan is to take this Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, along with all the living beings on it, to ascend together back to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm."

The immortals were all taken aback by this idea, even Yi Xiu was stunned.

Crossing tribulation alone for them required seeking great assistance, cultivating for hundreds or thousands of years, reincarnating through several lives, and it was still uncertain if one could succeed.

Moreover, even if they ascended, they couldn't take any Flying Sword Magical Treasure with them; everything had to be left in the Human World, and only the Yang God could ascend.

But Shi Feiyang was going to take the entire Outer Heaven Divine Mountain with him!

The registered citizens of Yu Country alone numbered over thirty million, not to mention all kinds of fish, turtles, shrimps, and crabs, totaling perhaps tens or hundreds of billions!

Could so many unenlightened mortal creatures all enter the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm together???

This exceeded their understanding and imagination. If anyone else, even a Heavenly Immortal, had said it, they might have collectively slapped the speaker silly, but since it came from Shi Feiyang, the weight and feasibility were different.

Everyone was dumbstruck, even Yi Xiu stammered: "Shi Fellow Daoist, I... I have always been a rebellious character, believing that human determination can conquer the heavens, but I never imagined..."

He struggled to find words, still stumbling over them, while the others wore expressions of "How is this possible?"

Shi Feiyang waved his hand and smiled, "This is the best path I've thought out for everyone. Ascending to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm is indeed challenging, and I cannot be one hundred percent sure of success, so I have a second plan. If we cannot go to the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm, I'll find a comparable Heaven, as long as the Spiritual Energy doesn't completely exhaust in the Dharma Decline Era."

After hearing this, everyone still found it difficult, and Xie Wuhua, a Independent Immortal from the Antarctic minor sect of the Central Plains Southern Pole, said solemnly, "I have a Fellow Daoist who had a supreme treasure named Yuanyun Ball. Before he perished in soldier disintegration, he entrusted his disciple to me, and this treasure came into my possession. This treasure can foresee fortune and misfortune within three years for oneself and can also be used to explore the Heavenly World,

The stronger the mana, the broader the time and space one can explore. I, with limited mana, expended much effort to derive and observe. This Dharma Decline Era is heavier than the previous ones, among the Heavenly World, only the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm can preserve Spiritual Energy, nowhere else in the Heavenly World can preserve mana, they all will turn into Mortal Land."

Shi Feiyang had already considered this possibility beforehand and used the Circulation Light Disc to calculate some signs, though it wasn't very clear.

He then asked Xie Wuhua, "Could you lend me that Yuanyun Ball? I want to see the current state of the Heavenly World."

Xie Wuhua took out a treasure bead the size of a bowl's mouth, presented it with both hands, and said, "I am originally from a minor sect, always cautious to avoid entangled karma. I usually hide in the Snow Mountain Cave, seldom going out, and the friends I made were but one or two, all are deceased now. If it weren't for the protection of a True Master, I wouldn't say I could barely form the Yang God; I would have directly perished under the heavenly tribulation. I possess nothing the True Master might value; this Yuanyun Ball is of great importance, and I am too ill-fated and lack the Dao to claim it, merely keeping it temporarily, and I now offer it to the True Master, to explore the Heavenly World!"