The Ancestor of All Demons

Shi Feiyang spread open five lotus platforms, carrying five avatars, and did not rely on any Magical Treasures to resist. He simply held the Top Three Flowers, allowing the Heavenly Divine Thunder to strike his form and spirit, along with the Purple And Blue Divine Flames that had merged with his Essence Energy.

He already possessed the meritorious power and Divine Skills of a Golden Immortal, only lacking the final nourishment of Heaven and Earth.

He knew that the likelihood of successfully ascending and remaining in the Spiritual Space Immortal Realm today was very low, so he used this myriad of heavenly beings to temper and refine his Golden Immortal body!

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was absorbed by him by almost one-third, with the rest falling into the Star Constellation Heaven below.

Jin Xunu, having received Shi Feiyang's guidance early on, had long achieved the Yang God stage. His Dao Level was also very high, having accumulated countless merits.

According to reason, both he and Shi Feiyang's ascension would not trigger the Heavenly Tribulation. Therefore, the tribulation was not against them. This Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was triggered by "Dull Energy," targeting the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain and those lacking in cultivation. Thus, even if failed, they could still retain the Yang God and not vanish into ashes.

Jin Xunu, following Shi Feiyang's advice, also diverted a portion of the Tribulation Lightning.

Accompanying him in crossing the tribulation was also the Circulation Light Disc, suspended above his head, unfolding to reveal the Twenty-Eight Constellations hovering around him.

The light flickered, and inside them, the brilliance flashed. Every star and starlight was struck by Heavenly Thunder, but as long as Jin Xunu's Primordial Qi remained, this treasure would not be destroyed. After being split by the Heavenly Thunder, the Twenty-Eight Constellations and the Big Dipper Seven Stars appeared as if washed by water or charged with energy, becoming ever more dazzling.

Beneath Jin Xunu, in order, were the two elders of the Shang Family in Saturn Heaven, Tian Chi Master in Jupiter Heaven, and the Shaoyang God Monarch in Mars Heaven.

They were all Earth Immortals, although their mana far exceeded ordinary Heavenly Immortals. Last time, they went through three years of Great Heavenly Tribulation baptism, yet still had lingering impurities that had not been refined away, unable to reach Pure Yang.

Shang Wu, Shang Li, Tian Chi Master, Shaoyang God Monarch, and all five were gravely serious, sitting cross-legged on their respective altar cities, taking out all their Magical Treasures to resist with all their might.

Shi Feiyang brought everyone to ascend together, voluntarily shouldering one-third of the Tribulation Lightning. Jin Xunu also actively took it upon himself, yet these people were precisely the targets of the Heavenly Thunder's exclusion and strikes.

The two elders of the Shang Family bore the brunt, thinking not to actively draw the Heavenly Thunder but to defend as much as possible, leading the Heavenly Thunder downward...

The two released all their lifetime-cultivated Two Elements Essence Qi, forming earthen and wooden Crystal Sand overhead, layering them to early create two mountains a thousand feet tall. They built Dharma Platforms on these mountains, sitting within, releasing all their Flying Sword Magical Treasures.

Yet, this could not withstand even a short moment. Their Flying Sword Magical Treasures consecutively melted, and then the two mountains were wildly bombarded by thousands of Heavenly Thunders, being shaved down inch by inch!

The two had their beards and hair standing, constantly spitting True Qi. When they struggled, they threw out the Earth Wood Divine Thunder to collide with the Heavenly Thunder, but still could not prevent the fate of the Earth Wood God Mountain being leveled.

Thankfully, Jin Xunu had received Shi Feiyang's prior instructions. At this moment, he rotated the Star Plate, which seemed like a net with leaks. When rotated, it could manipulate where the Tribulation Lightning leaked more and where it leaked less.

Where the two elders of the Shang Family received less, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and Tian Chi Master below could not withstand either.

Inside this Jupiter Heaven, besides Tian Chi Master, there was Yimu Elf Sang Immortal Crone.

Tian Chi Master represented Jia Wood, Sang Immortal Crone represented Yimu. The two Jian Wood and Yimu corresponded, able to return Acquired Wood Element Essence Qi to Innate through this, practicing to the highest realm.

Only Sang Immortal Crone had a quirky nature, harsh and pitiless. Born from the mulberry tree, she had more beastly nature than human, even attempting to harm Tian Chi Master, and she became obedient only after being subdued.

Though in cultivation, she lagged far behind Tian Chi Master, being merely an ordinary Earth Immortal.

To Tian Chi Master, she was both an asset and a burden, attracting a large amount of Tribulation Lightning to swarm towards her, and without Tian Chi Master's protection, she would be bombarded to ashes in the first instance!

Fortunately, after a quarter of an hour, Jin Xunu once again adjusted the Star Plate to decrease the Tribulation Lightning here, shifting more to where Shaoyang God Monarch was.

Below Shaoyang God Monarch was the Daylight Heaven's, Huo Wuhai, who had also attained Heavenly Immortal state, having a faint connection with the Tribulation Lightning. But he also endeavored to absorb some Tribulation Lightning to lighten the burden on those below.

Of course, he also wished to utilize the Tribulation Lightning to purify his True Sun Fire and the Five Clouds Separation and Union.

Below Huo Wuhai were the Venus Heaven's Taibai Immortal Matriarch and the Mercury Heaven's Xian Kong Patriarch. These two were similarly resisting with all their might, occasionally catching their breath.

At the very bottom, in Moonlight Heaven, Deng Bagua, like Huo Wuhai, had also achieved the Yang God, striving to share the burden for those below, and using the Tribulation Lightning to refine the Snow Soul Pearl and Ice Soul Divine Light.

Besides them, all other immortals and great demons were gathered on Tongye Island, led by Master Chi Zhang, along with Shi Feiyang's disciples like Yuan Hua, Shi Zhu, Old Man Shi Pi, Zhu Changyuan, and his own disciples like Ruan Jiu, as well as other Sword Immortals like Jiang Shu, Zhenyue Divine Monarch, Small Man of Tianqian Mountain, Divine Camel Yi Xiu, Han Fairy, Cang Lingzi, Shi Longgu, Lei Qilong, Chu Feng, all at Earth Immortal level or above. Plus, great demons of the same level such as Yuan Tuo, Long Meng, Wu Longzi, Bai Guanhong, Zhuang Xiaoyun, Red Snake, Xuan Turtle, and others, totaling over three hundred, releasing all Flying Sword Magical Treasures, spouting inner cores, exerting full effort to cast spells to catch the Heavenly Thunder falling from above.

This countless Divine Thunder, Shi Feiyang caught one-third, while Jin Xunu and over three hundred Earth Immortals bore another one-third.

The remaining one-third was borne jointly by the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain itself and the billions of other beings above it.

Every Heavenly Thunder, like a torrential rain, fell from the sky, striking every corner of the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, from the summit, and the ground, to rivers and seas... No place was safe.

Those sword immortals and Demon Clans with insufficient strength huddled together, setting up Arrays, releasing Treasures, and spitting out Dan Qi.

They needed to gather immense strength just to withstand a single Heavenly Thunder. Every life exerted utmost effort to combat this great ascension tribulation!

The Nine Heavens Tribulation Thunder also possesses various attributes, with some capable of piercing the ocean to great depths, directly striking the seafloor.

Some can penetrate the earth, exploding all the way to the earth's core, drilling into the Red Lotus Hell.

Especially in the Red Lotus Hell, the soul bodies and demons here are fond of dull energy, automatically attracted by the heavy cold yin energy, and most loathe the Nine Heavens Pure Spirit Qi.

At the same time, they are also the most likely targets to trigger the bombardment from the tribulation thunder, with a massive amount gathering to them, aiming to shatter the entire Red Lotus Hell, blasting the yin spirits and divine demons to smithereens!

Last time during the three-year grand tribulation, Shi Feiyang attempted to release some thunder energy down there, letting them experience it.

This time he informed all the devils in hell in advance, telling them to prepare for crossing the tribulation.

In fact, taking them up is more difficult than taking ordinary people and demons from the outside, which further draws the heavens' disdain.

Shi Feiyang is always harsh on himself and even harsher on others. Without going through countless trials, how can one achieve eternal youth? How can one become immortal?

Others like Amitabha Buddha can guide ghost souls to Nirvana, and the Green Emperor can send ghost souls to the Changle World, proving it is feasible; it's just a matter of method.

The method he found is at least theoretically possible. He helps ninety-nine percent, but they must make the effort of one percent, otherwise, they'd turn into ash!

One Light Master ascended to the Divine Lamp Dharma Throne long ago, with the left and right being the Five Lascivious Venerable and the Poison Dragon Venerable.

Additionally, there were the Nine Child Mother Sky Demons.

They all sensed the end was near, staying quiet as chickens, waiting calmly.

When the first thunderbolt penetrated the earth and struck the Red Lotus Hell, it directly scared the ghosts out of their wits and chilled the heart of the demons.

Such a heavenly tribulation is just their nemesis!

If they were originally heavenly demons, they might struggle to endure a few hits, but creatures like them could be blasted apart by thousands!

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder nurtured from the earth itself is different; even a demon king like Bodhi cannot withstand continuous bombings.

Fortunately, when the sky fell, someone tall enough took it; One Light Master forcibly took the first strike of heavenly thunder, causing sparks to fly all over him, like hundreds of lamp flowers exploding.

He only resisted part of the heavenly thunder energy, distributing the rest to the Five Lascivious and Poison Dragon Venerables, as well as other ghost types.

Even being sensed by the electric field, those small ghost spirits felt like they were pressed with a hot iron, howling in pain, with cries stacking on top of each other, heartrending and unbearable!

According to Shi Feiyang's prior arrangement, when the second heavenly thunder fell, the Nine Child Mother Sky Demons were to take it next.

The nine mother demons raised the Nine Heavenly Demon Slaying Immortal Swords, and the nine child demons, aware of the impending disaster, also stopped being mischievous, fully spewing demon light and releasing primordial qi to help their mothers take the thunder.

This time, they took the brunt of the thunder energy, sharing the rest among the other demons.

There were relatively fewer demons, so they absorbed more energy. Although more ferocious than the ghost souls, their fate was more tragic, their cries even more heartrending...

The entire Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, along with everything on it, was crossing the tribulation; not only the living, the dead, even a tree, even a grain of sand, had to endure the thunder strikes!

Apart from the Human Department, Flying Beasts, Beasts, Water Clan, Insect Department, Ghost Department, and Demon Department, the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain also had many Plant Spirits.

Mo Zhui, being the leader, along with Mo Xiang, Mo Ying, and the Ganoderma Immortal, led a vast number of Herbal Elves, and a handful of Mineral Spirits, like that Stone Rhinoceros, all gathered in one place to undergo the tribulation.

Both Mo Zhui and the Ganoderma Immortal had ten thousand years of cultivation, already cultivated into Yang Gods, and had participated in water transportation and afforestation in Central Earth, producing boundless grain and herbs, saving countless people and demons, and accumulating vast merit.

They could have ascended long ago and now were protecting a myriad of flowers and trees, exotic flowers and rare grasses could resist, and the Three Talents Clearing Circle hovered in the sky, supplemented by various Magical Treasures, seamlessly addressing the descending heavenly thunders, faring better than many gathered divisions.

They shouldn't and couldn't enter the Heavenly Realm, but Shi Feiyang defied the heavens, leading them forcefully into it, naturally provoking and summoning heavenly thunder to strike.

Their flying sword Magical Treasures were also those unable to be carried upon ascension by a Heavenly Immortal, thus attracting lightning, and even stored on the person, they would draw thunder.

The treasures on Shi Feiyang, including the Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Ruler, Cave Spirit Zither, Suiren's Drill, Five Ding Axe, Hunyuan Umbrella, and even a single Elixir or a bottle of True Water, would all provoke tribulation lightning.

Eventually, Shi Feiyang released all these items, using his mana to protect them, letting the tribulation lightning strike and temper them, while also performing sacrificial refinement to fortify and elevate them...

If something didn't work out, he could only let it turn to ash under the tribulation lightning.

The most unique among them was the "Blood Demon Scripture."