Chapter 994: Chapter 994
"Indeed, it’s been a long time." Blue Mountain looked at the old opponent he had fought before, sighing emotionally.
"Heart Cultivation is something else; all those elders have died, yet you still remain." The Demon Lord said.
In terms of combat strength, the strongest are the Heavenly Fighting Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect.
But in terms of survival, undoubtedly it is the Heavenly Dragon Sect and Heavenly Heart Sect.
One has an immortal body, while the other’s consciousness lives on eternally, I think therefore I am. For origınal chapters go to novel·fıre·net
Ancient Emperor Blue Mountain sat cross-legged atop the Futu Tower, hands clasped, the robes ruffled by wind, a faint silhouette of a giant mountain appearing behind him.
Across the Buddha Country, threads of spiritual golden light rose, and grand chanting echoed.
Silhouettes of ancient Buddhas descended, behind them emerged various uniquely styled spiritual Dharma forms.
There were Vajra Glaring, Flying Yaksha, Golden-winged Birds, Five-colored Peacocks...
Two hundred and forty True Buddhas gathered, their spiritual power woven into a net, trapping the Demon Lord within the Buddha Country.
Of course, the most magnificent sight was Blue Mountain piercing through Buddha Country, with the giant red phoenix tree atop Blue Mountain.
Feeling the aura Blue Mountain emanated, the Demon Lord’s expression slightly changed, speaking with a heavy voice: "Your strength has progressed unexpectedly."
Blue Mountain’s cultivation was already infinitely close to the Four Emperor Level.
In ancient times, Blue Mountain was only at the Middle Stage of Nine Realms.
"You are not the only one advancing, this Buddha Country will be your grave." Blue Mountain waved his hand, the magnificent giant mountain suppressed down.
With the Ten Thousand Buddha Array, the strength erupted within a short time was no weaker than the Demon Lord.
"Watch me break your great array!" The Demon Lord did not dodge, leapt abruptly, arms thrusting out like cannon fire, shouldering Blue Mountain.
Boom! An earth-shattering impact shook the Buddha Country, and the True Buddhas’ bodies trembled as the Gold Buddha Body cracked open.
Blue Mountain’s face turned iron-blue, pressing down fiercely, the giant mountain crushed the Demon Lord’s shoulder blade, blood mist spurted, blasting the Demon Lord into the Nine Layers of Hell.
"Suppress him for me!" Blue Mountain said.
Instantly, all the True Buddhas, including Red Leaf Ancient Emperor, flew onto the giant mountain, chanting Buddha Sutras, engraving Divine Talismans on its surface.
Beneath the giant mountain, the Demon Lord gradually ceased to move.
Everyone dared not relax their vigilance; an illustrious Demon Lord naturally could not die so easily.
As expected, with muffled punching sounds, cracks spread across the surface of the giant mountain.
Crack, the giant mountain split open, and the shattered body of the Demon Lord stood up from the ruins, quickly recovering.
"Autumn Leaf Kill!" Red Leaf waved his hands, and the phoenix tree leaves behind him fluttered down, turning into sharp swords, sweeping forward.
The Demon Lord remained unmoved, continuously swinging the great axe, effortlessly blocking Red Leaf’s attacks, then slashed back with the axe light towards Red Leaf.
Boom! The phoenix tree broke in response; Red Leaf groaned, flew backward, and split into two halves simultaneously.
"You are too weak." The Demon Lord said, solemnly watching Blue Mountain, who was the true formidable enemy.
The split Red Leaf transformed into blazing flames, undergoing Nirvana Rebirth, his complexion somewhat pale.
"Great Demon Prison Hand!" Blue Mountain pressed down with a palm, a giant hand enveloping the world imprisoned the Demon Lord in one realm, exploding with a roar.
Compared to Lu Chenzhou, this move of his was many times stronger.
But after the explosion, the Demon Lord still did not fall, but charged forward fiercely, breaking through the barrier formed by the Ten Thousand Buddha Array, cleaving towards Blue Mountain.
"Watch me cleave through you, making your endless years of arduous cultivation ruin in one instant!" The Demon Lord laughed.
Blue Mountain mobilized the power of the entire Buddha Country, teaming up with Red Leaf to repeatedly fend off the Demon Lord’s attacks.
Buddha Country towered tall, eroding evil power.
Time passed swiftly, spanning nearly a month.
Until Dragon King, Kunxu, and Mr. Turtle were rested enough.
The three also entered Buddha Country, joining the battle against the Demon Lord.
Though the Demon Lord’s absolute strength was great, but as the saying goes, two fists cannot counter four hands; he was momentarily even suppressed, bringing joy to everyone.
"We might not need Friend Lu to act; we can also eliminate the Demon Lord." Kunxu said.
"Not so easily." Dragon King shook his head. Having fought the Demon Lord many times, he knew this vile character was not good news.
As the earth-shaking battle raged in the Buddha Country, in the starry sky of the Xia Realm, Lu Chenzhou’s tribulation began.
He left the world he had established, floating in the deep void.
The world was silent, only him alone.
This time, there was no group of protectors for him.
Everyone was fighting fiercely against the Demon Lord.
His eyes sparkled as he reached casually into the void, a meteor fell into his palm, disassembled into pure white chaotic qi flow.
Yin Yang Five Elements circulated within, reconstructing, undergoing fission... ultimately evolving into a golden piece of gold.
"Stone to Gold." Lu Chenzhou chuckled.
This was not an Eye-Blocking Technique, but true remolding of the substance structure.
Over the years, he had secluded himself to comprehend Chaos Dao, knowing deeply that chaos was the most original form of all things.
If one could deconstruct matter with chaos, then reshape it, this was mastering Dao.
Thus, he used the Stone to Gold Technique as a lead, successfully advancing Chaos Dao to the Ninth Rank.
In his mind, the Martial Arts Tree crossed the final barrier, reaching 100 billion zhang layers.
Lu Chenzhou’s aura kept rising, his Qi-blood and spiritual power surged like a flood from 100 million prajna.
Daily increasing by millions of prajna, after a hundred days, reaching 500 million level.
This is not just a quantitative change, but also a qualitative change.
At this moment, he deeply understood why the chasm between a Great Power and the Third Step is so vast.
As his cultivation broke through the ninth realm, the divine powers of his surrounding acupoints also began to undergo a qualitative transformation.
[The "Martial God Spear" has transformed into a ninth rank cultivation method, and you have comprehended the great divine power "Hundred Tribulations Lotus"]
In a flash of thought, Lu Chenzhou thrust out a spear, transforming seventy-two divine lotuses into one hundred and eight divine lotuses, representing all the Dao he had mastered.
[The "Withered and Flourishing Immortal Body" has transformed into a ninth rank cultivation method, and you have comprehended the great divine power "Nine Steps to Heaven"]
Lu Chenzhou took a step forward, with cosmic energy pouring into his body as if he could contain all rivers, making his momentum rise a notch. With every subsequent step, his momentum increased, and by the time he took the ninth step, his momentum doubled on this basis.
"This is the advanced version of [Devouring Heaven and Earth]," said Lu Chenzhou.
So far, he has only created two embryonic forms of great power methods, thus only nurturing two great divine powers.
The other cultivation methods still need research.
"However, it’s enough for tribulation crossing. When the Dragon King crossed the tribulation, he only had one great divine power, and Kunxu had none at all," murmured Lu Chenzhou.
In the palm of his hand, a roughly shaped long spear appeared.
The spear shaft was carved with patterns of constellations, emitting faint starlight; it was the staff of the master of Yuan Mountain, the Star Fixing Pillar.
The spearhead was sharp and elegant, bursting with sword light and possessing a carefree and unrestrained charm, precisely the Carefree Sword.
Along with the long spear, two faintly glowing spear embryos solidified.
These were two ninth rank divine weapon embryos crafted by Lu Chenzhou from the remains of the Tree Ancestor and spoils obtained from slaying demigods.
To be promoted to a supreme treasure, the long spear must also undergo a great tribulation with its master.
Lu Chenzhou pinched an incantation, holding a long spear while the other two spears followed his movements to his left and right, moving in perfect harmony with him.
This was the spear formation he had simply comprehended, named "Three Talents Spear," referencing the God-slaying Sword Formation.
But unlike that formation, it required no multiple people to host, as he alone sufficed.
Of course, its power was far inferior to the God-slaying Formation, but it was advantageous in convenience.
He thrust out with his spear, and three spear shadows pierced the azure sky as thick tribulation clouds pressed down for thousands of miles above the high heavens.
"When Kunxu crossed the tribulation, the tribulation clouds spanned only hundreds of thousands of miles; even the Dragon King had only three million miles,"
Lu Chenzhou had anticipated this.
The difficulty of his great tribulation was undoubtedly incomparable to ordinary people, as could be seen when he broke through the eighth realm before.
The tribulation clouds kept accumulating power, with countless electric serpents running wildly within, fire seas roaring, and various terrifying powers congregating simultaneously.
The first tribulation arrived, the most common thunder tribulation, with a sky-reaching thunder pillar striking directly at Lu Chenzhou.
Crash! Lu Chenzhou bathed in lightning as the Mystic Sky Shield shattered, his body only slightly numb and trembling.
"I am inherently skilled in thunder Dao. This level is insignificant... there’s no need to use the Immortal Body," Lu Chenzhou smiled.
Back when Kunxu faced the thunder tribulation, he wrecked many spiritual weapons.
The benefits of simultaneously cultivating the Dao revealed themselves once more.
Next, the second and third tribulations fell continuously, including wind and fire tribulation, earth and water tribulation... all sorts of them.
But as long as it involved Yin Yang Five Elements, it posed no threat to Lu Chenzhou.
In these Daos, he was at the late eighth rank, nearing the limit, and highly resistant.
It was only when the thirty-sixth tribulation descended that Lu Chenzhou revealed a serious expression.
The tribulation clouds parted, revealing a pitch-black dark divine dragon lowering its head ferociously.
"Illusion Spirit Tribulation, huh?"
The so-called Illusion Spirit Tribulation could manifest into some form of living creature.
This tribulation was far more difficult than ordinary thunder tribulations because these creatures embodied genuine great power strength.
Moreover, unlike regular thunder tribulations, passing was not sufficient with one endurance.
In the case of the Illusion Spirit Tribulation, one must kill the creatures to pass.
"Come on!" Lu Chenzhou raised his spear to kill, and one hundred and eight divine lotuses manifested, overwhelming the dark divine dragon.
"Roar!" The dragon lashed its tail, unleashing dark power that transformed into rolling black water, scattering the divine lotus in chaos.
"Though I have also cultivated the Dark Dao, I am only at the sixth rank. This tribulation targets my weaknesses," Lu Chenzhou said.
In this world, with countless Daos, he couldn’t cultivate them all, and fate could always find his weaknesses.
"Illusion Spirit Tribulation at just the thirty-sixth tribulation? Kunxu Ancestor only encountered it on the seventieth tribulation, it’s too unfair," said Yaochi Immortal Dao.
The high-ups of Tianxia were also secretly observing Lu Chenzhou’s tribulation through the Candle Dragon Order.
Should any issue arise, surely, they would momentarily abandon the attack on the Demon Lord to prioritize Lu Chenzhou’s rescue.
"The stronger one’s abilities, the stronger their tribulation; a person like the Alliance Hierarch is envied by the Heavens," said Emperor Shitian.
"The Alliance Hierarch can counter-slay demigods, what is mere tribulation?" said the bald strong man.
"Once the Alliance Hierarch succeeds in the tribulation, even if they cannot kill the Demon Lord, he will be powerless against us."
"Time is on our side; as long as the Alliance Hierarch does not perish, it is these Evil Gods who will meet their end!"
The high-ups of Tianxia were excited, hopeful, and awaiting the dawn of this day.
The waves of the great power tribulation swept across the Three Thousand Realms, and top-level experts had a sense of it.
In the face of the pressure from the Forbidden Zone, no one wished for Lu Chenzhou to fail.
"Lu Shī, you must succeed!"