Six Sages Emerge Together

Gu Changge smiled and waved his hand, his gaze falling on the golden halo of the Enlightenment Platform.

"Once all the patriarchs have finished their breakthroughs, you will naturally know. The most important thing right now is to rely on the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Dao rhythm of the Enlightenment Platform to achieve a dual sublimation of both aptitude and cultivation."

Seeing this, the First Patriarch asked no further questions and took the lead in swallowing the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

As soon as the Marrow Cleansing Pill slid down the First Patriarch's throat, it dissolved into a clear, warm current that flowed slowly down his esophagus into his dantian.

He was originally focusing his mind to guide the medicinal power, but in the next second, he abruptly gripped the jade patterns of the Enlightenment Platform—the warm current exploded in his dantian, turning into countless threads of golden light that darted toward his meridians.

The sluggish feeling of blocked spiritual energy instantly melted away, and even his sea of consciousness became so clear that it could reflect the seal script characters of the Enlightenment Platform.

However, he had no time to carefully savor the changes in his aptitude. The power within his body, wrapping together medicinal efficacy, spiritual energy, and Dao rhythm, surged madly, violently crashing against the barrier of the peak Quasi-Saint realm. His meridians buzzed, and even suppressing it became an extravagant hope.

"What a powerful opportunity for a breakthrough!" The First Patriarch's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice filled with suppressed excitement.

The threads of golden light condensed into a cocoon of light around him, and his Quasi-Saint aura climbed madly. Even the ancient seal script characters on the Enlightenment Platform were triggered by the spiritual energy, lighting up with scattered golden gleams.

The other patriarchs also immersed themselves in cultivation one after another—the Second Patriarch kept his back perfectly straight, his palms glowing with a translucent white spiritual light.

The Fifth Patriarch had a pale green spiritual rhythm swirling around his fingertips, the sharp gleam in his eyes growing stronger. The remaining two patriarchs were also enveloped in mists of spiritual light. Evidently, all of them were swept up by the impulse to break through, and no one was distracted enough to check their aptitudes.

Xuanyangzi stood by the edge of the platform. Watching the breakthrough phenomena surrounding the patriarchs, he felt his own dantian begin to heat up as well.

He had already touched the threshold of the Saint realm, and the lingering effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill he had taken earlier were still present. Now, stimulated by the secret realm's hundredfold spiritual energy and the breakthrough auras of the patriarchs, the power he had suppressed for so long could no longer be held back.

"So be it! Today, I shall break through the bottleneck alongside the patriarchs!"

He simply sat cross-legged at the edge of the Enlightenment Platform, circulating his cultivation method to draw in spiritual energy. A pale purple light radiated from his body. The exhilarating sensation of his aptitude breaking through intertwined with the scorching heat of hitting a new cultivation realm, causing him to let out an involuntary muffled groan.

Just then, a loud boom echoed out! The cocoon of light around the First Patriarch suddenly shattered, and golden Dao rhythm gushed out like a tide, only to be firmly locked in mid-air by the formation of the Enlightenment Platform.

He suddenly opened his eyes, a golden light flashing within them. Although the coercion of the Saint realm had not been fully released, it already blasted the surrounding spiritual mist backward—after a thousand years of bitter cultivation, he had finally broken through!

"I broke through! I have broken through to the Saint realm!"

The First Patriarch let out a long, loud howl, his voice brimming with ecstasy and exhilaration. His robes flapped wildly from the surging spiritual energy, and even his hair fluttered in the air.

But before his howl could fade, a sharp cracking sound suddenly rang out from the sky above the secret realm!

Purple-black lightning tribulation clouds gathered at a speed visible to the naked eye, instantly obscuring the entire sky.

Purple-gold arcs of lightning roamed through the clouds, swirling like ferocious lightning dragons. The destructive aura they emitted made even the newly broken-through First Patriarch's heart tighten.

Although the secret realm could isolate the sensing of the lightning tribulation, it could not erase the mark left by the Heavenly Dao regarding a realm transition.

If he did not undergo the tribulation today, the lightning tribulation would inevitably descend over the sect once he left the secret realm.

Gu Changge condensed a wisp of spiritual energy at his fingertips, piercing through the secret realm's barrier to trigger the Heavenly Dao's sensing. In an instant, lightning flashed above, and the purple-black tribulation clouds rapidly converged.

Undergoing the tribulation here not only borrowed the secret realm's spiritual energy to stabilize their foundations but also saved the patriarchs from having five lightning tribulations hanging over their heads the moment they went outside.

"It's the Saint realm lightning tribulation!"

A fiery light ignited in the First Patriarch's eyes. Just as he was about to meet it head-on, he saw Gu Changge raise his hand and wave it toward the Enlightenment Platform.

A pale green barrier instantly rose, isolating the other four patriarchs who were still cultivating, as well as Xuanyangzi. Even the coercion of the lightning tribulation was blocked outside the barrier.

"Focus your minds and break through first. Do not be caught in the crossfire of the lightning tribulation."

Gu Changge's voice transmitted into their minds.

The four patriarchs and Xuanyangzi finally snapped back to reality, hastily withdrawing their attention to focus entirely on their cultivation.

Seeing this, the First Patriarch cupped his hands toward Gu Changge, then turned and charged into the tribulation clouds.

"Today, I shall borrow this lightning tribulation to temper my Saint origin!"

The first bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down. A purple-gold arc of lightning as thick as a barrel smashed toward him, carrying a destructive aura.

The First Patriarch condensed a golden shield of light in his palm, upon which ancient runes flowed. The moment it collided with the lightning arc, golden light and fragments of lightning scattered across the sky, shaking the secret realm so hard that ripples formed in space.

Just as the lightning arc dissipated, the second bolt of tribulation lightning followed closely behind—this time, it was actually two intertwined lightning dragons striking down!

The First Patriarch did not panic in the slightest. His Saint spiritual energy condensed into a suit of armor around him, and he charged headlong toward the lightning dragons. His fist winds clashed with the lightning arcs, unexpectedly blasting the lightning dragons into pieces.

He grew more excited the more he fought. With every bolt of tribulation lightning he received, the Saint aura around him became a fraction more condensed, and even the light in his eyes grew increasingly radiant.

Just as the First Patriarch withstood the fifth bolt of tribulation lightning, the Enlightenment Platform suddenly erupted with two more spiritual lights of breakthrough—the Second Patriarch and the Fifth Patriarch had simultaneously broken through to the Saint realm!

As soon as the two opened their eyes, they saw the lightning tribulation in mid-air, and a light instantly ignited in their eyes: "Lightning tribulation, excellent timing!"

Seeing this, Gu Changge raised his hand to remove the barrier in front of them, while reinforcing the protection for the remaining two patriarchs and Xuanyangzi.

The Second Patriarch and the Fifth Patriarch leaped up toward the tribulation clouds.

As the First Patriarch weathered the ninth bolt of tribulation lightning, two more loud booms of breakthrough rang out into the clouds—the remaining two patriarchs had successfully broken through their bottlenecks!

In an instant, four patches of Saint-forming tribulation clouds converged high in the sky. Purple-gold thunder intertwined like mad dragons, and the terrifying coercion made all living beings below bow their heads. Even space itself began to show fine cracks.

A flash of brilliance crossed Gu Changge's eyes, and he abruptly swept his long sleeves. An invisible barrier spread out like a canopy, accurately separating the four patches of tribulation clouds into independent airspaces. The berserk thunder was firmly confined within their respective areas, unable to agitate one another any longer.

He stood in the void, his robes fluttering wildly. With just his own strength, he stabilized this chaotic lightning tribulation that was capable of destroying the heavens and the earth.

Half a day later, the four patriarchs survived the lightning tribulation. Although they were covered in injuries, their bodies were wrapped in Saint Dao rhythm, and their auras were incomparably tyrannical.

The First Patriarch laughed out loud: "Saint realm! So this is the power of a Saint!"

Before the laughter died down, a soft humming sound suddenly came from Xuanyangzi's direction—he had broken through as well!

A pale purple light shot into the sky, instantly triggering the lightning tribulation!

The purple-black clouds gathered once more, and the lightning arcs were a third thicker than before. Clearly, this was because Xuanyangzi's breakthrough aura was even more intense.

"Xuanyang has broken through too!"

Xuanyangzi took a deep breath and flew toward the lightning tribulation. Three lightning arcs intertwined into a net and struck down, but he neither dodged nor evaded.

Borrowing the lightning tribulation to temper his Saint origin, the lightning arcs falling on his body not only caused no harm, but instead made his aura increasingly condensed.

After nine bolts of tribulation lightning, he landed and waved his hand. His Saint spiritual energy transformed into a blade of light, effortlessly slicing through a thousand-year-old ancient tree. His eyes were filled with unbelievable ecstasy: "I have also become a Saint!"

Gu Changge looked at the Saint Dao rhythm surrounding the six people, took out the Spirit Measuring Jade, and handed it over.

"Test your aptitudes again now, and you will know the efficacy of the Marrow Cleansing Pill."

The First Patriarch was the first to take it, and the surface of the jade instantly erupted with a dazzling golden light.

"Middle-grade Saint-tier aptitude!"

As the patriarchs tested one by one, there were a total of two with middle-grade Saint-tier aptitude and three with low-grade Saint-tier aptitude.

"Six Saints! All with Saint-tier aptitudes!"

Xuanyangzi held the Spirit Measuring Jade, his fingertips repeatedly stroking the sacred runes on its surface, his voice filled with a dazed excitement.

The Qingxuan Sect has not seen such a grand occasion in a thousand years, and all of this is because of Junior Brother Changge!

"For generations, the Seven Great Sects of Xuan Province have sought the Saint realm to no avail, yet our Qingxuan Sect has suddenly produced six Saints! And all of them possess Saint-level aptitude! It feels exactly like a dream!"

The First Patriarch's fingertips were trembling slightly. "Previously, when Changge said the Marrow Cleansing Pill could aid in breaking through, I had my expectations. But seeing this Saint-level aptitude with my own eyes, I still can hardly believe it. We haven't seen a single Saint in a millennium, yet now six have appeared at once. Our Qingxuan Sect has truly been blessed by our ancestors!"

The Second Patriarch, Fifth Patriarch, and the others also had eyes full of shock and wild ecstasy.

"With six Saints, coupled with the inheritances and precious medicines from the secret realm, the foundation of our Qingxuan Sect is bound to multiply exponentially in the future!"

The First Patriarch bowed deeply to Gu Changge, his voice full of reverence. "We will never forget Changge's profound kindness for the rest of our lives!"

The other patriarchs echoed their agreement, their eyes filled with absolute admiration.

Gu Changge, however, waved his hand dismissively, his gaze looking toward the depths of the secret realm. "Becoming a Saint is merely the beginning. There are still inheritances and precious medicines deep within the secret realm, enough for you all to charge toward even higher cultivation realms."

As he spoke, with a flick of his fingertips, several cultivation manuals appeared in his hand. They were prepared precisely for the patriarchs...