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Chapter 282: Heavenly Tribulation (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 282: Heavenly Tribulation (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Fang Xi had chosen not to pursue the path of Blood-Qi Martial Arts back then, and these concerns were part of his reasoning.

Those who pioneered new systems, though seemingly bathed in boundless splendor, faced a dark path ahead, fraught with thorns.

A slight lapse in attention could lead one astray, and it might even be irreversible!

"All things carry Yin and embrace Yang; they achieve harmony through the blending of these forces. . ."

Zhang Minting, however, seemed to have missed the regret in Fang Xi's tone. Instead, his eyes glazed over as he muttered the phrase, then suddenly lit up: "I understand. . . Thank you for your guidance, Sect Master. . . This Martial Immortal Way, the method of Blood Core condensation. . . it can finally be considered perfected."

As for his own Dao path, Zhang Minting apparently no longer cared much.

"Never mind, as long as you understand. . . Where is the Demonic Tree?"

Fang Xi asked.

The joy on Zhang Minting's face gradually faded, replaced by a trace of fear: "This subordinate knew that the Sect Master had always been concerned about that Demonic Tree, so I sent people to investigate relevant information. . . Fifty years ago, we discovered a clue and found the location of the Demonic Tree's demonic domain. . ."

"At that time, this subordinate had already condensed a Blood Core and refined 'Core Vigor', boasting of being unrivaled under heaven, able to go anywhere. . . But in the end, I was blocked outside the Demonic Tree's demonic domain. . ."

A trace of shock appeared on Zhang Minting's face: "However. . . this subordinate observed from outside the demonic domain for three years and confirmed that the Demonic Tree had grown to its limit, possibly even becoming a great scourge to this world. . . And on that very day, this subordinate witnessed the Demonic Tree's disappearance. . ."

"Oh?"

Fang Xi grew interested: "Tell me in detail. . . Never mind, let's go back first. Later, you will assist me, and I want to see it for myself!"

After breaking through to Core Formation, by employing the secret soul techniques from the 'Withered Glory Chant', coupled with the subject's active cooperation, Fang Xi felt his Divine Consciousness should be strong enough to view the entire memory.

...

Wujing.

After a hundred years of development, the Martial God Gate was no longer as crude and unrefined as before.

Instead, it was even more magnificent and opulent, like an imperial palace!

The massive pit formed on the ground when Zhang Minting broke out of the underground secret chamber now seemed to be entirely ignored.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In mid-air, two streaks of light landed by the edge of the pit. They were none other than Zhang Minting and Fang Xi, wearing a green mask.

"Acting Sect Master!"

Several Martial Gods came up. Seeing Fang Xi beside Zhang Minting, they were all filled with surprise and doubt.

"This is 'Mr. Mu. ' We just exchanged greetings, nothing more. . ."

Zhang Minting said with a laugh: "Quickly, prepare the best room for Mr. Mu! Besides that. . . I grant the 'Martial God Token' to Mr. Mu. All secrets of the Martial God Gate will be open to Mr. Mu!"

The stationed Martial Gods exchanged glances, then bowed: "As you command!"

Within the Martial God Gate now, Zhang Minting's fist was the largest, so naturally, whatever he said went.

"You should rest well first. As for me, there's no need to prepare a guest room; just take me directly to the confidential archives and library. . ."

Fang Xi stood with his hands clasped behind his back, observing this new Martial God Gate with great interest.

It indeed carried a profound sense of time's passage.

"Since that is the case, please feel free, Mr. Mu. . . I still need to rest for a night and organize my thoughts from tonight into a volume. Afterward, I will still need your guidance!"

Zhang Minting responded with a smile and limped away.

"What? Aren't you going to lead the way?"

Fang Xi looked at the Martial Gods and suddenly chuckled.

"Please, lead the way!"

The Martial Gods immediately bowed their esteemed waists.

'Who said those Martial Gods outside were tyrannical and unpredictable? Aren't they quite easy to deal with. . . '

Fang Xi nodded, a faint smile appearing beneath his mask.

...

Several days later.

He was in the library, closing the last ancient text: "So. . . so much has happened in the past century. . ."

"After Zhang Minting advanced to Martial Immortal, he could even contend with the demon's true body. . . He's analyzed quite a bit, which is worth a look. . ."

Fang Xi stretched and walked out of the study.

Outside, a tall maidservant with long legs, dressed in a purple ruqun, was already waiting: "This servant, Han Yue, greets Mr. Mu. . . Whatever instructions you have, you may tell this servant. The Sect Master has already given instructions that all of your requests must be fulfilled."

Han Yue had red lips and white teeth, a peerless beauty of national renown.

"Oh?"

Fang Xi picked up her chin with interest and gazed at Han Yue's face for a moment.

This woman's looks were certainly not bad, but for some reason, when Fang Xi saw her, a flash of insight sparked in his mind, and a chubby, pale face emerged from his memory.

"What is your relation to Han Pang Zi, who monopolized the demon beast business and occasionally engaged in black market dealings in the capital of Ding Province over a hundred years ago?"

Fang Xi suddenly had a flash of insight and asked.

"This servant's ancestral home is in Three Yuan City, and among my ancestors, there seems to have been such a person. . . " Han Yue looked up, also appearing somewhat puzzled.

"I see. . . Then it's nothing. You may withdraw."

Fang Xi waved his hand: "I will naturally speak a few good words for you to Sect Master Zhang later."

...

After dismissing the confused maidservant, Fang Xi went directly to Zhang Minting's residence.

The man was holding a box, looking like he was about to go out.

Upon seeing Fang Xi, he immediately bowed: "I have just finished organizing the Martial Immortal Way and would like to hand it over to Mr. Mu for annotation. . ."

"Oh?"

Fang Xi then opened the box, revealing thick manuscripts inside.

Some were old, others were very new, as if they had just been added in the past few days.

He read very quickly, aided by his divine consciousness, which was even more terrifying than reading ten lines at a glance.

He immediately flipped through it and couldn't help but nod: "After your revisions, if one is fortunate enough to successfully condense a Blood Core using this method of Blood Core condensation, there's already a fifty percent chance of forming a 'Living Core'. . ."

"Only half?"

Zhang Minting took a heavy blow.

"Half is already quite good. . ."

Fang Xi thought of the cultivators in the South Barrens Cultivation World.

Blood-Qi Martial Arts were extremely easy to quickly achieve mastery and required few resources. If this martial path were introduced into the cultivation world, it would certainly be eagerly sought after. Perhaps a thousand years from now, body cultivators would dominate.

Unfortunately, he was too lazy to do such a thing.

He didn't even plan to continue down the path of Blood-Qi Martial Arts himself.

Even if this martial path didn't conflict with cultivation methods, having no path forward was still a huge problem.

'Before finding a better path to longevity and power than cultivation, it's best to focus on one path to avoid interference. '

'However, I could utilize this to cultivate quasi-third-tier subordinates in bulk? '

Fang Xi fell into contemplation, his gaze making Zhang Minting's heart grow cold.

"Alright. . . You've rested well. Are you ready? " He looked at Zhang Minting again and asked.

"Please begin, Mr. Mu."

Zhang Minting let out a bitter laugh, knowing he had no room to resist. . .

...

Inside the secret chamber.

"Calm your mind, relax your spirit, and recall the scenes from back then. . ."

Zhang Minting sat cross-legged, with Fang Xi seated opposite him.

Fang Xi's words seemed to possess a certain magic, causing Zhang Minting's mind and spirit to relax.

His eyes vacant, his face even bearing a trace of fear, he recalled the scenes from back then. . .

Two rays of light, one yellow and one green, appeared in Fang Xi's eyes, piercing directly into Zhang Minting's pupils.

'Martial arts don't cultivate divine consciousness. This person's divine consciousness is far inferior to mine; he will certainly be unable to block the secret art. '

A thought emerged in his mind, and his Divine Consciousness, far surpassing that of an ordinary early-stage Core Formation cultivator, directly entered Zhang Minting's sea of consciousness.

Subsequently. . .

A segment of memory appeared before Fang Xi.

As far as the eye could see, there was a vast demonic domain that blotted out the sky!

The extent of this demonic domain's coverage already far exceeded the scope of a single city. Given time, it might even devour all living beings in the entire Da Liang!

Zhang Minting's past self arrived before the demonic domain and bombarded its outer perimeter with his Blood Core qi and blood.

Alas. . .

A dazzling blood dragon roared and charged into the outer perimeter of the demonic domain, only to be enveloped and swallowed by black mist.

'This Progenitor Demonic Tree. . . had indeed grown again. . . '

Upon seeing this scene, Fang Xi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The scene shifted, moving three years forward.

Above the firmament, dark clouds gathered densely. Suddenly, blindingly white lightning bolts appeared, striking down towards the Demonic Tree!

Zzzzt!

Countless dazzling bolts of lightning, like flood dragons, ripped apart the pitch-black demonic domain with bared fangs and brandished claws, revealing the tallest Demonic Tree in the center.

'No. . . this doesn't seem to be ordinary lightning. . . '

'It's. . . Heavenly Tribulation? ! '

Fang Xi muttered in his heart.

Whether cultivators or demon beasts, when advancing to the fourth-tier Nascent Soul realm, they would face the trials of heaven and earth! Or rather. . . an obstruction!

This kind of Heavenly Tribulation was naturally far more terrifying than any lightning spell, enough to make even perfected Core Formation cultivators perish in both body and spirit!

The lightning peeled away the demonic domain layer by layer, reaching the true body of the Progenitor Demonic Tree!

On the Demonic Tree's trunk, a distorted human face appeared, streaming two lines of blood-red tears. . .

Zzzzt!

Thick branches were struck by the Heavenly Tribulation lightning, fell to the ground, and turned into ash.

The corner of Fang Xi's eye twitched at this sight.

He asked himself, even with his current divine abilities, facing this kind of lightning tribulation, he would certainly have no chance of survival!

'A Nascent Soul lightning tribulation is actually this terrifying? '

'No wonder even in ancient times, Nascent Soul True Monarchs were cultivators with great divine abilities. . . '

Fang Xi muttered a sentence to himself.

He generally understood.

The Demonic Tree had likely reached the peak third-tier, or was even about to break through to the fourth-tier, and thus attracted the 'Heavenly Tribulation' of this world!

'So Da Liang also has Heavenly Tribulations? '

'The so-called Heavenly Tribulation means that the world does not permit the existence of overly powerful individuals. . . '

'Perhaps. . . the previous demons perished under the Heavenly Tribulation after reaching a certain level of power, for this very reason? '

'It seems the Heavenly Tribulation of the Da Liang world is unusually powerful. . . with certain death for those undergoing tribulation? '

'I was foolish enough to think I could use the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' to hide when undergoing the Nascent Soul lightning tribulation in the future. . . Now it seems, thankfully, I didn't try it. . . otherwise, I might have dug my own grave instead! '

The Da Liang world does not permit fourth-tier existences!

If one were to come here to avoid tribulation and then run headfirst into an even stronger lightning tribulation, that would truly be digging one's own grave!

Other worlds might have the same traps if one doesn't thoroughly explore and understand them!

Boom!

In the end, the purple electric light even carried specks of gold, transforming into a bizarre purple-gold, two-colored lightning tribulation. Amidst the lightning, there seemed to be peculiar silver seal script, which crashed down.

Bang!

Amidst the thunder and fire, the main trunk of the Demonic Tree was struck hard by the two-colored lightning tribulation, turning into a charred stump. . .