Cultivating Disciples to Breakthrough

Chapter 1626 1626: Final Tribulation (2)

Rumble~

Woken up from his thoughts by the rumbling sound of the tribulation clouds above, Xuan Hao threw the thoughts of what he had seen during the illusory heart tribulation to the back of his mind. Focusing his full attention on the tribulation forming above.

The next three tribulations, the three soul tribulations, were not that much of a worry compared to the illusory heart tribulation.

The focus of these three tribulations was to enhance the strength of his soul and allow it to undergo the required transformation to reach a higher realm. The tribulation itself is rather simple, with heavenly lighting descending from above to strike the soul, strengthening the soul or destroying it.

Given how strong his soul already was, he guessed that he should be able to easily pass through the fourth, fifth and sixth tribulation without any real problems…

Crackle~ Boom!

And as the first bolt of lighting descended from above and struck directly at his soul, he only became more certain that the three soul tribulations would be simple to overcome.

So, with that in mind, he focused himself on preparing for the seventh tribulation.

After all, it was during this tribulation that he would have to integrate his dao domain into his dantian before he broke through to the Dao Seed Realm, something that would be difficult to say the least, as he would have to do so while enduring an onslaught of heavenly lightning that would undoubtedly be far more powerful than any of the lightning he had experienced so far.

And so, as the lightning continued raining down from above, engulfing his soul and strengthening it in the process, Xuan Hao began preparing for the integration of his dao domain into his dantian. Allowing it to spread out and cover every inch of his dantian. Ready to begin the second, the seventh tribulation and final tribulation of the immortal soul tribulation began.

Luckily, he didn't have to wait for long, as the fourth, fifth and sixth tribulation soon came to an end. Marking the end of the three soul tribulations, while also signifying that his soul had successfully managed to reach the requirements for ascending into the Dao Seed Realm.

Although… Given just how powerful his soul already was, he believed that he could have easily reached this requirement without even needing the enhancement brought by the three soul tribulations. Not that he had anything against them helping strengthen his soul even further…

RUUUMBLE-!

As a small smile made itself onto his lips thinking about how powerful his soul was compared to someone in the Soul Ascension Realm, Xuan Hao was suddenly brought back to the present by the loud rumbling from above, as the seventh tribulation began with a deafening sound of lightning striking down from above.

CRACKLE-! BOOOM!

Different from the tribulations that had come before, the seventh tribulation was also known as the dao seed formation tribulation and would normally be centered around the formation of the dao seed inside of the dantian while one endured the onslaught of heavenly lighting.

However, given that he had already formed a dao seed during his time in the Dao Domain Lord Realm, he would instead be strengthening his dao seed even further during this tribulation and given that his dao seed had already reached the limit and was in the process of blooming, the seventh tribulation would only accelerate the blooming of the dao seed.

In other words, the main difficulty from the seventh tribulation came from the fact that he only had seconds to integrate his dao domain into his dantian before his dao seed began blooming into a dao lotus.

Whoosh-!

Exactly because of this, the second the seventh tribulation officially began, Xuan Hao didn't waste any time as his dao domain surged forward and began merging with the edge of his dantian.

Rumble~

In turn, this caused a transformation to take place inside of his dantian, as the size of his dantian began rapidly expanding following the integration of his dao domain. Expanding several times compared to before, while at the same time being rapidly filled to the brim with spiritual qi refined from the heavenly lightning of the seventh tribulation.

In a sense, the only way his dantian could keep up with the rapid expansion was with a constant supply of extremely pure qi… And the best way to get the required qi for fueling this transformation was from refining the heavenly lighting.

The constant and endless heavenly lighting that only increased in ferocity the more of it he refined it was the best way to ensure one wouldn't run out of qi for the transformation required for reaching the Peak of the Dao Domain Lord Realm.

BOOOM-!

And so, just as the tribulation clouds above began dispersing, Xuan Hao managed to successfully complete the transformation of his dantian. Bringing his strength up to the Peak of the Dao Domain Lord Realm only a second before the immortal soul tribulation officially came to an end.

However, before he had a chance to examine his new strength after breaking through to the Peak of the Dao Domain Lord Realm, Xuan Hao instantly felt his cultivation realm being rapidly elevated.

From the Peak of the Dao Domain Lord Realm to the Early Stage Dao Seed Realm… Mid Stage… Late Stage… Peak Stage Dao Seed Realm…!

In the few seconds it took for his cultivation realm to rapidly shoot through the Dao Seed Realm, Xuan Hao also felt a profound transformation starting to take place inside his dantian, as the dao seed at the center of his dantian slowly began opening.

Swish~

As the dao seed began to bloom, it did not remain confined inside his dantian. Instead, it slowly rose from his dantian before emerging from his body. Manifesting a few inches above his head.

Rumble~

Now suspended above him, the dao seed began pulsing with a radiant light. Resonating with the very fabric of the world around him, while petals of luminous energy began unfurling one by one, each exuding a unique aura of the different Daos he had comprehended.

His profound understanding of the Dao of Space, Ice and the Sword manifesting into different celestial phenomenon around the dao seed as it bloomed into a dao lotus.

As the celestial lotus fully bloomed, a profound transformation began to take place as a golden liquid dripped down from dao lotus above. Hitting Xuan Hao's head before seamlessly being absorbed into his body.

The profound golden liquid quickly reached his dantian before turning into a gentle golden mist that dispersed into every corner of his body, nourishing every part of his body. Elevating it to brand new realm.

From the Peak of the Dao Seed Realm, Xuan Hao clearly felt that his cultivation realm surged. Soon reaching the barrier between the Dao Seed Realm and the Profound Immortal Realm-

Bang!

And without any resistance, he seamlessly broke through the barrier and stepped into the Profound Immortal Realm. The tribulation or barrier that he had expected to appear to block his path never appearing, as his cultivation realm elevated from the Peak of the Dao Seed Realm into the Breaking Dawn Realm of the Profound Immortal Realm.

Rumble-!

However, as he felt the dao lotus above slowly descend back into his body at the core of his dantian, the tribulation clouds above, which had almost completely dispersed, surged back with an unprecedented ferocity.

RUUUUMBLE-!

Compared to the immortal soul tribulation that he had just gone through, there was a clear difference in power, as he could feel a very real threat from the thunder rumbling above.

Even then, he didn't feel the slightest bit fearful in the face of the tribulation forming above, the power he felt flowing through his body after his dao lotus officially returning to his dantian filling him with confidence, as he began to feel the subtle change that had taken place following his breakthrough.

From the way even slightly moving his body was now causing a reaction to the laws of the world around him, to the unstoppable power he felt from the dao lotus inside his dantian.

Everything made him fully confident in facing the tribulation that was forming above, while at the same time also making him curious about just how strong he would be after he finished breaking through.

After all, so far, he had only broken through to the Breaking Dawn Realm, the first realm of the Profound Immortal Realm.

Using the enlightenment that should come following the tribulation forming above, he should be able to elevate his strength from the Breaking Dawn Realm to the Sea Formation Realm.

At that point in time, he would be far stronger than he was now, while he would also finally be strong enough to have the confidence to face a major power like the Blue Sea Empire or the demonic cultivators from the Frozen Wastelands.

In the future, he wouldn't have to hide or limit the growth direction of the Star Shattering Sect like he had done so far out of fear of drawing the attention of the Blue Sea Empire or other major powers.

But before that, he would have to first overcome the final tribulation that now stood before him!