Breakthrough Again, The Tribulation of Immortality

[An internal mole in the big nest caused a one-week ban, unbanned on April 2nd]

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"The Forbidden Ground..."

No matter what secrets the Forbidden Ground hid, or why Lilith's remnant soul appeared there, he was currently at the peak of the Ascension Realm. The barriers of the Heavenly Dao were fully open, so it would be better to ascend to the Upper Realm first.

Once in the Upper Realm, the laws of the heavens would be in plain sight, and many cross-world mysteries would naturally be solved.

Ascending was good.

Leveling up was good.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Chuan couldn't afford that Heavenly Emperor Card that cost 99,999,999... bucks, he really would have become an Emperor on the spot.

"The matter of the Forbidden Ground isn't urgent." Ye Chuan looked up at Ji Lingxuan.

"Since the barrier of the Heavenly Dao is now open, I'll just ascend for fun and see what the Upper Realm is really like."

"Ascend for fun?!" The teacup Ji Lingxuan had just picked up nearly slipped from his hand again. He was completely dumbfounded.

"Brother Ye, that's ascending to the Upper Realm! For tens of thousands of years, Xuan Qiong has been the only one in the Profound Sky Continent to even touch the threshold of the immortal path, and he still ended up with his physical body destroyed, surviving only as a remnant soul. And you actually say... for fun?"

However, Ji Lingxuan quickly calmed down. After all, this was Ye Chuan.

"What else?" Ye Chuan shrugged and stood up.

"There are no worthy opponents left in the Profound Sky Continent anyway. I might as well go up and see if there's anyone who can put up a fight."

With that said, he spoke no more. Taking a single step out of the grand hall, he stood at the summit of the Jade Void Sacred Land.

Ji Lingxuan hurriedly followed him out. Standing at the entrance of the hall, he looked at the black-robed figure on the mountain peak, his heart pounding wildly.

He was serious! He was really going to undergo the Immortal Ascension Tribulation right now and ascend to the Upper Realm!

This was too absurd.

How long had it been?

Ye Chuan stood at the summit, his eyes slightly closed. With a thought, his divine sense thoroughly connected with the Heavenly Dao origin of the entire Profound Sky Continent.

Buzz!!!

A resonant hum that shook the heavens and the earth descended from the Nine Heavens!

The originally clear sky was instantly covered by boundless black clouds.

Within the black clouds, purple-gold lightning surged madly. A terrifying heavenly might, a hundred times stronger than a normal Ascension Tribulation and carrying the oppressive pressure of immortal laws, swept across the entire Profound Sky Continent like a tsunami!

The Four Great Divine Continents, the Endless Demonic Sea, the Deep Sea Mystic Realms, the Extreme Cold Snow Plains—no matter which corner of the Profound Sky Continent a cultivator was in, they clearly felt this terrifying pressure that made heaven and earth submit.

The cultivators looked toward the direction of the Jade Void Sacred Land in horror.

"An Immortal Tribulation! It's the Immortal Ascension Tribulation!!"

"Heavens! After tens of thousands of years, someone is finally undergoing the Immortal Ascension Tribulation!!"

"It's from the direction of the Jade Void Sacred Land! It's Sacred Lord Ye! Who else but him is qualified to undergo the Immortal Ascension Tribulation?!"

"Crazy! How many days has it been since he broke through to the Ascension Realm?! He's actually undergoing the Immortal Tribulation already?!"

"Are you kidding me?! Are you kidding me?!"

The entire Profound Sky Continent completely boiled over. Countless cultivators took to the skies, rushing wildly toward the Jade Void Sacred Land. They wanted to witness with their own eyes the only Immortal Ascension Tribulation in tens of thousands of years, to witness the birth of the first immortal in the Profound Sky Continent!

At the foot of the Jade Void Sacred Land's mountain, in just half an hour, it was packed with cultivators.

Master Taichu, the Sword Master of the Divine Sword Sacred Land, the Hall Master of the Barbaric God Hall—all the surviving Ascension Realm mighty figures of the Profound Sky Continent were present.

Looking at the terrifying immortal lightning surging above the Nine Heavens, all of them had solemn expressions, their eyes filled with shock and awe.

"Patriarch Taichu, is... is this really the Immortal Ascension Tribulation?" The Sword Master turned to look at Master Taichu beside him.

"This pressure is more than ten times stronger than what is recorded in the ancient texts about when the mighty Xuan Qiong underwent his Immortal Tribulation!"

Master Taichu looked at the unhurried black-robed figure on the mountain peak and shook his head with a bitter smile. "Daoist Ye's path has far exceeded the scope of our understanding."

Standing beside the two, Ji Lingxuan looked at the lightning tribulation above the Nine Heavens, the corners of his mouth still twitching uncontrollably.

Just a few months ago, this guy was only a Mahayana Realm cultivator.

A few months later, he was about to undergo the Immortal Ascension Tribulation and ascend to the Upper Realm.

One could never find anything more outrageous than this in the world.

Once the cheat is turned on, it never turns off.

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Rumble!!!

The black clouds above the Nine Heavens suddenly churned, and the first immortal tribulation crashed down!

It was a purple-gold immortal lightning bolt ten thousand fathoms thick. Carrying the immortal laws of coexistence between destruction and creation, it smashed down fiercely toward Ye Chuan at the summit like an angry dragon! Wherever it passed, space shattered inch by inch, and even the laws of heaven and earth were completely torn apart by this strike!

The cultivators at the foot of the mountain instantly let out a chorus of exclamations, and the Ascension Realm mighty figures all tensed their bodies.

This very first bolt of immortal lightning was enough to instantly kill an ordinary peak Ascension Realm mighty figure!

Yet Ye Chuan, who was right in the center of the tribulation lightning, remained standing in place without even moving a muscle.

He didn't even activate his protective spiritual light, simply allowing that chaos immortal lightning, which was capable of destroying heaven and earth, to ruthlessly smash into his body.

Boom!!!

The immortal lightning exploded. Dazzling golden light instantly swallowed the entire mountain peak, and a terrifying shockwave swept outwards. Master Taichu and the others hurriedly joined hands to set up a barrier, barely managing to block the aftermath.

The hearts of the cultivators at the foot of the mountain leapt to their throats as they stared fixedly at the figure within the golden light.

But when the golden light dissipated, Ye Chuan was still standing perfectly fine in place. Let alone being injured, not even a fraction of his robes had been scorched.

He even smacked his lips, looking as if he hadn't had enough. "Just this much power?"

Everyone at the foot of the mountain: "..."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

That was chaos immortal lightning! The first tribulation lightning of the Immortal Ascension Tribulation! You actually think it's not powerful enough?!

But before they could recover from their shock, the second and third immortal lightning bolts from above the Nine Heavens fell in quick succession!

World-Destroying Purple Lightning, Five Elements Immortal Lightning, Demon-Slaying Divine Lightning, Dao Law Tribulation Lightning...

Terrifying immortal lightning bolts rained down crazily on Ye Chuan like a torrential storm. The entire mountain range of the Jade Void Sacred Land trembled continuously. The barrier at the foot of the mountain rippled constantly from the shockwaves. Countless low-level cultivators had long been so frightened that they slumped to the ground, forgetting even to breathe.

But Ye Chuan stood in the sea of lightning like an eternally unchanging boulder, completely motionless.

The Chaos Imperishable Body was pushed to its absolute limit. His body was like a bottomless black hole. All the immortal lightning that landed on him was instantly devoured and refined by the chaos origin, feeding back into his cultivation base.

When others underwent the Immortal Tribulation, it was a narrow escape from death. They would give their all to resist the tribulation lightning, terrified of being struck dead and having their Dao vanish.

Yet when Ye Chuan underwent the Immortal Tribulation, it was like he was taking a bath.

The fiercer the lightning tribulation, the more majestic his aura became, and the deeper his comprehension of the immortal laws grew.

This tribulation lasted for exactly seven days and seven nights.

The immortal lightning from above the Nine Heavens progressed from the initial chaos immortal lightning to the inner demon tribulation, Dao law tribulation, karmic fire tribulation, and astral wind tribulation. The thirty-six tribulations that an Immortal Ascension Tribulation ought to have fell one after another!

Each tribulation was more terrifying than the last. By the end, even Ascension Realm mighty figures like Master Taichu felt their scalps tingle and their bodies run cold just watching.

If it were them, let alone the thirty-six tribulations, they might not even be able to withstand the first three.

Yet Ye Chuan had forcefully withstood it for seven days and seven nights. Not only was he completely unharmed, but his aura had grown increasingly vast and ethereal. It gradually transcended the mortal realm, carrying a transcendent immortal aura.

At dusk on the seventh day, the final wave of the world-destroying immortal tribulation fell, dyeing the entire sky pitch black.

When the tribulation lightning dispersed, a sky full of dazzling golden immortal light suddenly showered down from the black clouds.

The immortal light fell like spring rain, enveloping Ye Chuan's entire body and refining his flesh and soul.

The origin within his body completely merged with the laws of the immortal Dao. The aura around him explosively surged, and a pressure far surpassing the Ascension Realm—a pressure belonging to a true immortal—instantly swept across the entire Profound Sky Continent!

[You have entered the early stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm]

[You have completely mastered the Heavenly Dao origin of the Profound Sky Continent and can modify the laws of heaven and earth at will!]

The moment the system notification sounded, the sky full of immortal light retracted, and Ye Chuan slowly opened his eyes.

He merely raised his hand casually, and the laws of heaven and earth across the entire Profound Sky Continent fluctuated in response. The spiritual energy of the four great divine continents gathered madly toward the direction of the Jade Void Sacred Land.

At the foot of the mountain, after a brief dead silence, deafening cheers and congratulations erupted.

"He did it! Sacred Lord Ye has successfully passed the immortal tribulation!!"

"An immortal! Sacred Lord Ye has become an immortal!!"

"Congratulations to Sacred Lord Ye! The only one in all eternity, revered in the immortal Dao!!"

Countless cultivators fell to their knees, prostrating themselves in worship toward the figure at the peak of the mountain. Their voices echoed throughout the heavens and earth, lingering for a long time.

Master Taichu, the Sword Master, and other mighty figures of the Ascension Realm also stepped forward one after another, bowing deeply to Ye Chuan. Their eyes were filled with extreme awe and admiration.

For the first time in ten thousand years, the Profound Sky Continent had finally produced its first true immortal!

And how long did it take?

However, just as everyone was immersed in the shock and excitement of witnessing history, an unexpected event occurred.

According to the ancient texts passed down through the ages in the Profound Sky Continent, after a cultivator passed the immortal tribulation and achieved an immortal body, a passage to the upper realm would automatically open above the Nine Heavens, sending down guiding immortal light to escort the new immortal to the upper realm.

But now, the immortal tribulation had dispersed, and the baptism of immortal light had long ended. The immortal Dao aura on Ye Chuan's body was majestic and vast, clearly indicating the cultivation of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Yet, above the Nine Heavens, everything remained completely peaceful.

Let alone a passage leading to the upper realm, there wasn't even a trace of the guiding immortal light.

The sky was still the same sky, as if the apocalyptic immortal tribulation from moments ago had never happened.

The cheers and congratulations at the peak of the mountain gradually died down.

Everyone was stunned, looking at each other in dismay, their faces filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"W-what is going on? Where is the passage to the upper realm?"

"This isn't right! The ancient texts clearly state that after surviving the immortal tribulation and achieving an immortal body, the upper realm will send down a guiding passage!"

"Why is there no movement? Could something have gone wrong with the immortal tribulation? But Sacred Lord Ye has clearly become an immortal!"

Whispers rose and fell as everyone was dumbfounded. Even the mighty figures of the Ascension Realm, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, furrowed their brows tightly. They scoured all the ancient records in their memories but still couldn't figure out what had gone wrong.

Ji Lingxuan rushed to the peak of the mountain, looked at the calm-faced Ye Chuan, and asked anxiously:

"Brother Ye, what's going on? Why is there no passage to the upper realm? Have you... have you really become an immortal?"

"Naturally, I have." Ye Chuan raised an eyebrow. With a slight movement of his fingertips, a wisp of pure immortal Dao laws flowed at his fingertips. Wherever it passed, space automatically parted, and the laws of heaven and earth willingly submitted,

"Early stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, genuine and authentic."

"Then why is there no guiding passage?" Master Taichu also walked up quickly, speaking with a solemn expression,

"I have read through the oldest ancient texts of the Taichu Sacred Land, which clearly record that when the mighty Xuan Qiong underwent the immortal tribulation back then, although he ultimately failed and his physical body was destroyed, the passage to the upper realm had briefly opened. There has never been a situation where someone survived the immortal tribulation and achieved an immortal body, yet no passage opened."

The Sword Master also added in a deep voice, "Could it be that some unforeseen event has occurred in the upper realm? Or perhaps... the Heavenly Dao does not acknowledge your immortal status?"

Hearing this, Ye Chuan gently closed his eyes. His divine sense instantly spread out, covering the entire Profound Sky Continent, even piercing through the boundary walls of the Profound Sky to touch the chaotic void outside the realm.

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, his brows slightly furrowed.

How strange...

Why is there absolutely no response from the upper realm?