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Chapter 367 - 347: On Immortal Artifact Peak, Thunder Tribulation stretches for thousands of miles

Chapter 367: Chapter 347: On Immortal Artifact Peak, Thunder Tribulation stretches for thousands of miles

Further away, there were all sorts of mountains and hills of various sizes, once used as sites for mountain gates in various sects. All of them were brought back by the Five-ghost and served as their post-meal exercise, turning it into a regular chore.

From a great distance, dazzling spiritual light converged and profound mountains were adorned with various beautiful immortal Treasures Palaces. As the Immortal Cranes danced in the skies, countless disciples could be seen flying about amongst the mountain peaks.

Fully steeped in classical inspiration!

Visually, it was more like the Major Sects from ancient times than the Seven Peaks of the Wanyu Inner Sect.

Of course, it was only visually. In terms of size, all the mountains combined couldn’t compare to a small hill in the Seven Peaks.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, billowing dark clouds gathered and terrifying thunder bursts resonated through the Demon Suppression Sect.

An endless number of cultivators lifted their heads and instantly saw how Wang Zijia was rapidly moving at the center of the thunder and lightning.

"Could this be the Immortal Venerate Artifact Refinement that our Sect has been preparing for a few years?"

"It should be. For more than a year, the entire Sect has been working non-stop and isn’t it all for the sake of this very Immortal Artifact?"

"Exactly, for this matter, Lin Cui Peak has not only been cleared out but also renamed to Immortal Artifact Peak!"

"I wonder if the Immortal Venerate can successfully refine the artifact and thusly shield us from the heavenly Tribulation!"

"..."

Thousands of disciples from the Demon Suppression Sect all rushed to places with good visibility, watching, discussing, and debating.

Because the notice from the sect was given appropriately, and it was tirelessly repeated again and again, nobody dared to run towards the Immortal Artifact Peak.

Moreover, the area was declared off-limits two months prior, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter.

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Wang Zijia, bearing the thunder tribulation, suppressing the urge to break through, quickly arrived at the prepared mountain peak.

Floating in mid-air and looking down, it was a peak that was no less than his fake Talisman lineage’s White Peach Peak. Apart from being half a grade lower in terms of Spiritual vein quality, it surpassed the former in many aspects including height and beauty.

Currently, apart from the huge Eight Trigrams crossing-tribulation platform at the top of the mountain, there were no other structures on it.

The three Saint Masters still intentionally planted numerous spiritual plants at the top, most of which had thunder attributes.

"You all don’t need to follow me, there could be a heavenly tribulation later. If you happen upon it, you’ll be reduced to ashes instantaneously." Wang Zijia gave a look to the four people behind him and said.

The others were taken aback by his words, and they looked at Wang Zijia, then at the thunderclouds in the sky, confused.

Wang Zijia shook his head. "The heavenly tribulation is not the same as these trivial things." As he finished speaking, Wang Zijia no longer paid any attention to them and descended.

The four exchanged a glance. The Old Taoist, Mo Yunzi, was the first to retreat without a word. Instead of retreating towards the foot of the mountain, he dashed straight towards the main peak.

After a moment of hesitation, the three great Saint Masters also followed suit.

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Wang Zijia descended, landing on the massive Yin-Yang fish tribulation platform on the top of the mountain.

A gigantic bird was waiting there for him!

"Small demon pays respects to Master!" Ling Yanlan, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him.

Wang Zijia nodded and said, "You should leave quickly as well. If it’s too late, you might just end up as a roast chicken."

"Huh!" The Spirit Fire Bird, that had planned to say something else, saw Wang Zijia’s stern expression and didn’t dare to act carelessly. After paying him respect, it transformed into a red light and dashed towards the sky.

Wang Zijia quickly checked his surroundings to ensure there were no problems. He then lifted his hand to activate the formation on the tribulation platform.

As the Yin and Yang fish beneath his feet started rotating, a rich wave of spiritual power was called upon. The spiritual veins of the entire mountain began to support the operation of the local defensive formation.

The punishment thunder continually falling from the sky was completely blocked by the formation. Just a quick assessment assured him that there shouldn’t be any surprises in the short term.

Seeing this, Wang Zijia quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Though he didn’t take the punishment thunder seriously at this point, he didn’t want to endure thunder while carrying out the next operations.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the feeling of breakthrough that kept coming, Wang Zijia again brought out the spiritual objects while at the same time, took out something else.

Before he came to the Lower Realm, he had prepared dozens of meat zongzi pill guides!

After preparing everything, he briefly calmed himself.

When his mind was at ease, and his state was at its peak, Wang Zijia resolutely began the conversion process. This time it wasn’t a breakthrough, but he converted all the cultivation value into his spiritual roots.

His might, comparable to the initial stage of a Perfected Immortal, rapidly decreased.

Late Sacrificial Wine Stage, Middle Sacrificial Wine Stage, Early Sacrificial Wine Stage.

In the blink of an eye, with a shudder from Wang Zijia, he actually fell back to the level of a cultivator child.

Due to this, the thunder from heaven’s tribulation in the sky came to a halt and quickly disappeared.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, having such a huge setback in short-term cultivation would absolutely come with various negative effects.

For example; serious injuries, massive harm to one’s fundamental essence, damage to their origin, severe problems with their foundation, etc. There was a high chance they could have died right on the spot!

But Wang Zijia seemed like he had just cultivated to the peak of the cultivator child stage.

Except for an exquisite hollowed Rune in his Dantian, there was nothing else abnormal.

This Rune not only far surpassed that of any child, it even far surpassed the limit of any Sacrificial Wine rune that could be formed.

Originally, his Dao Foundation was the embryonic form of a pill wrapped in transcendent power, but now it seemed as if the content had been shaved off, leaving only a rune framework.

It looked extremely exquisite, and within this hollowed construct, countless runes were connected. A plethora of dense runes formed an amazing ball-shaped Rune.

Even though he’d exchanged the transcendent characteristics value in his Dao Foundation completely clean, his mana instinctively wanted to flow towards it, automatically starting to re-condense the Dao Foundation.

An insight rose from his heart if he condensed Dao Foundation with this rune, a heavenly tribulation would be immediately triggered once he advanced to the Sacrificial Wine stage again.

"Success or failure, it all depends on this moment!"

Wang Zijia suppressed his anxiety, gritted his teeth, and started the breakthrough of the Sacrificial Wine stage.

It was not necessarily a breakthrough. As he let go of the cultivation suppression and swallowed a strand of meat zongzi, he exchanged fifty thousand worth of value.

Just within an instant, he had completed his foundation establishment.

Moreover, his mana couldn’t be stripped any further, there was no need for any Hundred Days Foundation Building anymore.

In that moment, Wang Zijia’s mind cleared up completely.

"Crack!"

He seemed to feel that he had broken some kind of limit, his Dao foundation had completely surpassed the First Grade and reached a new height.

In a daze, his field of view was rapidly elevated, and he saw a vague chaos.

But he was always a little short of some power, and he had to retreat in the end.

Before he could comprehend anything, he felt an inexplicable sense of panic.

A strong oppressive force came rushing at him, a hide-and-seek lock-in feeling came from above his head, and he had a clear sense of impending disaster.

The sky suddenly darkened, countless thunder clouds gathered, completely incomparable to the previous Punishment Thunders.

The entire Demon Suppression Sect within hundreds of miles was covered in dark clouds. The clouds spread outwards, stretching for thousands of miles, as if heralding the end of the world.

A moment ago, everyone was wondering why the thunder seemed to have stopped. Now, facing this sky-collapsing scene, everyone’s faces were filled with horror.

A destructive aura, never felt before, made countless people panicky, fearful, and wanting to flee immediately.

"What’s happening?"

"It feels like the sky is collapsing!"

"What on earth is this?"

"Is this the so-called Immortal Catastrophe in the legends? The Immortal Catastrophe of the Tribulation Stage monks in the ancient times?"

"I feel so uneasy, will this affect us?"

"Is the Immortal Venerate refining an Immortal Treasure?"

"······"

While the disciples of the Demon Suppression Sect were chattering, Wang Zijia, on the peak of Immortal Artifact, also looked solemn.

This was a real Heavenly Dao Thunder Tribulation, not the Heavenly Dao of this Mini World, but of the Shen Hong Realm. Or perhaps it should be called the Great Dao Thunder Tribulation!

Probably because of the Lower Realm, the Thunder Tribulation that originally appeared very weak in the Wanyu Sect, now appeared extremely expansive and terrifying due to the loose rules of the Lower Realm, giving a feeling of impending destruction.

It completely transcended the upper limit of power in this realm!

Wang Zijia didn’t pause for a moment, he quickly converted his cultivation to the peak of the Sacrificial Wine Realm.

Then, turning over his hand, he ingested three threads of pill guides again, and immediately began the breakthrough to the Perfected Realm.

Just like that, the breakthrough was achieved in the blink of an eye. This time, Wang Zijia didn’t continue to strip his points, but began to condense the True Rune Seed with all his might.

All of his mana poured into the forming True Rune Seed at this moment, and was then spat back out.

"Vroom!"

In that moment, Wang Zijia felt that his essence was sublimating.

An enormous surge of mana emanated out, and Wang Zijia floated up uncontrollably.

Before the changes could continue, the Thunder Tribulation that was still rumbling in the sky suddenly paused. It seemed as though it had never encountered a situation like Wang Zijia’s before, and the running mechanism paused for a moment.

"Rumble!"

Then, it no longer rumbled and a red thunderbolt came straight down.

"Red, phew, thank goodness it’s a Minor Sky Tribulation. It hasn’t reached the level of a genuine thunder tribulation, at least not the Low-grade Orange Thunder Tribulation!"

Wang Zijia’s thoughts were spinning, and the panic in his heart eased slightly.

His momentum skyrocketed, crimson mana filled the sky, and his body quickly inflated, turning into a ten-meter-tall giant in the blink of an eye.

Donned in armor with a cloak swinging in the wind, his demonic body shrouded by the sand was intentionally concealed in the sky filled with rosy clouds.

After all, this is the Lower Realm with limited knowledge. It’s better to keep his demonic body out of sight as it might affect his image.

A huge spear was condensed in his hand and grabbed by Wang Zijia.

In the endless darkness, the people outside the peak could only see a huge figure, dimly visible in the rosy light of the crystal sand, which was like a God’s halo. It seemed like an Immortal God.

"Rise!"

At Wang Zijia’s shout, he thrust his spear into the sky!

"Plat!"

The red thunderbolt made contact with the spear in an instant, a myriad of red lightning bolts slithered down the spear like dragons and snakes!

When the lightning was about to hit his body, his body’s shield quickly crystalized and was immediately overwhelmed!

"Crack!"

"Plop!"

With a soft sound, the crystal shield exploded into flying crystals, scattering with the red thunderbolt.

Although the shield shattered, he managed to withstand the first thunderbolt.

The residual bolts of lightning flickered on his armor, not causing Wang Zijia any harm at all.

Wang Zijia immediately flipped his hand, activating several Void Spirit Jade Talismans in succession. Under the overlay, several shields lit up.

"Rumble!"

Immediately following that, the second red thunderbolt descended again.

"Rise!"

Wang Zijia employed the old trick, sending the spear out with a sky-filling aura. The spear charged towards the descending thunderbolt.

"Buzz!"

Once again, the lightning zig-zagged like a dragon or snake, roaming freely along the spear and getting discharged. Under the red thunderbolt’s forging, the spear did not explode but instead became even more mysterious.

"Plop plop!"