Gu Xing'er Breaks Through First

The Black Buddha let out a low, guttural roar. Its thousand-zhang-tall body suddenly leaned forward, its shoulders sinking as both arms raised simultaneously. Two massive black palms reached out from both sides of the ruins, grabbing toward the pillar of light cascading down from the highest heavens.

The moment the two giant black palms collided with the pillar of light, there was no deafening boom.

Those black hands, capable of smashing high mountains into fine powder, touched the light of purification and reacted like snow pressed against a red-hot branding iron. Starting from the fingertips, they silently and soundlessly crumbled away.

Under the illumination of the purifying light, the black fragments turned into wisps of blue smoke and completely vanished.

The Black Buddha's roar morphed into a wretched scream.

It tried to pull its hands back, but it was already too late.

Without the slightest pause, the pillar of purifying light directly enveloped the entire Black Buddha.

From the top of its head to the soles of its feet, from its torso to its limbs, the colossal thousand-zhang body was completely swallowed by that light, which was pure to the absolute extreme.

The Black Buddha unleashed an earth-shattering howl.

The thousand-zhang body began to slowly disintegrate. Every inch of black mist was stripped away and cleansed by the power of purification, its ferocious face gradually blurring into nothingness.

The instant the pillar of light struck the ground, the sky-filling light of purification swept out toward the entire ruins of the Dalun Ming Temple. It purged and erased all the residual black malevolence and evil thoughts, completely clearing away even the traces of baleful aura left on the ground.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, everything was illuminated as brightly as day by this holy light, dispelling all the gloom. The baleful aura in the air vanished without a trace, leaving behind only pure spiritual energy.

Those ordinary living beings who had originally been suffocated by the oppressive aura of the black malevolence felt an unprecedented sense of peace and tranquility under the radiance of this light.

Soon, as the last wisp of black mist was completely purified, the Black Buddha thoroughly vanished within the pillar of light. The pillar itself slowly dissipated, and peace was restored to the world.

Gu Changyuan looked at the dissipating light of purification and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The power of purification was simply the natural nemesis of existences like baleful auras.

He really didn't know why that silly girl used to think her abilities were weak.

The power of purification, this highly targeted method, was far more useful in certain specific situations than any world-destroying grand divine ability.

Perhaps in everyday battles against normal cultivators, its usefulness was indeed limited.

But when facing an opponent like this, it was as easy as lifting a hand.

However, now that Luo Qingchen had also mastered versatile combat divine abilities, she would no longer worry like she used to.

Looking at the countless wisps of the three qi below, Gu Changyuan naturally didn't hold back, gathering all of them into his gourd.

With a casual swipe of his hand, a tiny spatial rift appeared in the void.

He gently pushed the gourd, sending it through the rift and directly via the teleportation array to Mo Yingluo and the others at the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Xiang Xuanyin and Xu Mengyao stood behind Gu Changyuan, looking at the devastated ruins below without any ripples of emotion in their hearts.

The Dalun Ming Temple had committed countless atrocities in the Western Continent, bullying the weak and plundering by force. They had long lost the original heart of Buddhism and accumulated deep grievances. It was only a matter of time before they paid the price for their evil deeds.

Running into them today was simply bringing about their own destruction.

Gu Changyuan turned around and drifted down, arriving in front of Xiang Chenze, Zhuge Xueling, and Zhuge Xuening. He raised his hand and gently patted their heads, a warm smile appearing on his face as he said:

"Alright, your grandmaster has taught the people who bullied you a lesson. Let's go, it's time to go home."

Brilliant smiles instantly bloomed on the faces of the three. They nodded heavily and replied in unison:

"Mhm! Thank you, Grandmaster!"

Gu Changyuan turned his head to look at Xiang Xuanyin:

"Xuanyin, I'll send you back to the Sky Demon Pavilion first."

Saying that, he gently waved his hand. A ray of spiritual light enveloped Xiang Xuanyin, instantly teleporting him back.

There was no ready-made teleportation array here. If Xiang Xuanyin were to return on his own, he would have to fly to the Falling Sword Sect first to use a teleportation array for the return journey. But with Gu Changyuan here, sending him back was merely a matter of waving his hand.

After sending Xiang Xuanyin back, Gu Changyuan brought Xu Mengyao and his three grand-disciples along. With a flash of his figure, they instantly returned to the Celestial Human Holy Land.

...

Seventy-seven years later.

Celestial Human Holy Land, Tianyuan Mountain.

Everything appeared serene and peaceful.

Suddenly—

"Boom!!!"

A blinding pillar of light shot up into the sky from the peak of Tianyuan Mountain.

Tribulation clouds rapidly gathered in the sky, blotting out the sun and enveloping the entire Celestial Human Holy Land in a dim gloom.

A vortex began to form within the cloud layers.

Centered around the pillar of light, the vortex slowly rotated, growing larger and deeper.

Gu Changyuan sat on a recliner at the peak of Tianyuan Mountain, his hands resting behind his head, his gaze calmly watching the endless tribulation clouds above.

His gaze shifted slightly, falling toward the direction of Gu Xing'er's room. That was the source of the tribulation clouds, the starting point of the pillar of light, and the figure sitting quietly in the room waiting for the heavenly tribulation to descend.

Among Gu Changyuan's three newly added disciples, Gu Xing'er was the first to touch the threshold of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm and was on the verge of breaking through to it.

Over forty years ago, when Gu Xing'er was in the Star Dome Secret Realm, the upper realm Star Race had sent her a batch of top-tier materials suitable for the cultivation of the Chaos Star Spirit Body via an array.

During her cultivation, she actually resonated deeply with the Star Dome Core left behind by Xing Zixu back then, inadvertently absorbing that core which contained endless astral power directly.

Afterward, relying on her own comprehension, Gu Xing'er recreated a Star Dome Core to maintain the stability of the Star Dome Secret Realm.

Coupled with the fact that every night, the astral power between heaven and earth would automatically gather toward her to nourish her Chaos Star Spirit Body.

Gu Xing'er's cultivation base also began to skyrocket. The speed was so fast that she actually surpassed Jun Anshi, who possessed a century of cultivation insights, becoming the first to reach the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

The Chaos Star Spirit Body was truly terrifying to this extent.

Sensing Gu Xing'er's majestic aura of impending breakthrough, Jun Anshi also walked out of her room and looked up at the tribulation clouds above.

Noticing that Gu Changyuan's gaze had shifted toward her, she quickly walked over to his side and pouted her lips.

Gu Changyuan smiled and rubbed her head, his tone gentle as he comforted her:

"Alright now, don't feel wronged.

Although you have a hundred years of cultivation insights and a solid foundation, your cultivation speed is still slightly inferior to Xing'er's.

Moreover, Xing'er also absorbed the Star Dome Core, and the Chaos Star Spirit Body inherently excels at absorbing astral power, so her cultivation speed is naturally a bit faster than yours.

You don't need to be anxious either. Cultivate steadily, and you will soon be able to break through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm as well."

Jun Anshi nodded, her gaze following her master's to look up at the sky.

Gu Xing'er's figure was seen flying out of her room, surrounded by rich astral power. Clad in a purple dress, she showed not the slightest hint of fear.

Bolt after bolt of lightning tribulation struck down, but Gu Xing'er easily neutralized them all. As the final bolt of lightning tribulation fell, the spiritual energy filling the sky gathered and descended, enveloping Gu Xing'er's body. The aura around her instantly surged as she broke through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

Gu Xing'er took a deep breath and slowly opened her eyes, a bright light shining within them.

She looked in Gu Changyuan's direction, a smile appearing on her face, and then with a swoosh, she arrived right beside Gu Changyuan.