Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 834 - 817: Undying Through Ten Thousand Tribulations!

A thousand years of cultivation, a single day to ascension.

Zhouyang's immortal soul stood proudly in the void, as the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from the eight directions surged towards him in the form of seven-colored rainbow light, effortlessly refined by him to enhance his own Magical Power.

He didn't have much time; the ominous feeling earlier was the Spirit Realm's Heavenly Dao Will locking onto him, urging him to immediately proceed to Crossing the Tribulation.

Now, the longer he stayed in the Dome Heaven Immortal Realm, the greater the power of the Celestial Tribulation he would face upon leaving.

Therefore, he must seize the time to raise his Magical Power to the Tribulation Crossing Stage level.

In this regard, Human Race cultivators are indeed better than Demon Race Kings in many ways.

At least the Demon King, when Crossing the True Spirit Celestial Tribulation, their Magical Power is only at Tier Six level, unable to reach Tier Seven.

At this moment, Zhouyang's speed of extracting Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi had reached a terrifying state.

If he were on Lingxi Peak, a Tier Six Middle Grade Spirit Vein's Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi would be quickly depleted by him.

The difference between a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal and a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator is more than just the grasp of Heaven and Earth Laws, but also the difference in the quality and quantity of their Magical Power.

This was evident when Zhouyang killed the Void True Demon.

This True Demon, upon crossing worlds to Spirit Realm, had already consumed an unknown amount of power, even losing the most crucial True Demon Body, yet in the fierce battles with Zhouyang, he could still unleash powerful moves, and persisted for nine days and nights in the Qianyang Golden Tower before being refined.

In terms of quality, the Magical Power of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator is known as True Essence, while the Magical Power of a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal can be called Immortal Yuan.

Immortal Yuan compared to True Essence is like the hardness difference between diamond and wrought iron.

This is one of the reasons why Zhouyang chose to break through in the Dome Heaven Immortal Realm; only the extremely dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here could allow him to accumulate enough Immortal Yuan Magical Power in the shortest time.

Furthermore, breaking through in the isolated Dome Heaven Immortal Realm would delay the imminent arrival of the Celestial Tribulation, allowing him some buffer time.

After continuously absorbing and refining the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for three days and nights, Zhouyang felt that his Immortal Yuan Magical Power was about sufficient to face the Celestial Tribulation, and thus he made his immortal soul descend back into his physical body, preparing to go out to Cross the Tribulation.

At this point, Qin Yue'Er had long awakened, donned her clothes, and was sitting nearby to restore the Yin Yuan overdrawn by Zhouyang.

Once his immortal soul returned to the body and opened his eyes, he glanced at the devoted cultivator beside him, and a gentle look flickered in his eyes. Without disturbing her, he quietly left the room.

The matter of compensating Qin Yue'Er would naturally be addressed upon his successful Crossing the Tribulation.

Now he needed to go out to Cross the Tribulation immediately, without any further delay.

He only had time to leave a message to his son Zhou Guangcheng saying "Take good care of your Aunt Qin," before his figure appeared in the Teleportation Array, instantly departing from the Dome Heaven Immortal Realm.

"Aunt Qin, huh? Seems like Mother was trying to persuade Father about taking concubines!"

Zhou Guangcheng's eyes flickered as he glanced at the palace where Qin Yue'Er was, his face showing no particular color.

Although he did not know much about the past entanglement between Qin Yue'Er and his parents, when Zhouyang returned after disappearing for over a hundred years with a Nascent Soul Stage Female Cultivator, it raised many questions.

At that time, he almost thought Qin Yue'Er was Zhouyang's new concubine.

Later, when he saw that Qin Yue'Er did not live with Zhouyang, he realized his misunderstanding.

But as Xiao Ying had said, he wasn't overly concerned with Zhouyang taking concubines.

Now that Zhouyang instructed him to stay here and protect Qin Yue'Er, despite his desire to witness Zhouyang's Crossing the Tribulation spectacle, he could only obediently remain in place, not daring to disobey Zhouyang's orders.

Meanwhile, upon Zhouyang's arrival outside, he was immediately locked onto by the World's Heavenly Dao Will, and the area around him became the Tribulation Land.

This site owned by the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, where the Teleportation Array was located, had several sect cultivators guarding it.

When Zhouyang teleported there, tribulation clouds appeared in the sky, and under the overwhelming celestial might, those cultivators were pressed to the ground, unable to move.

Faced with this situation, Zhouyang could only use his Magical Power to relocate all those people beyond the range of celestial might.

As for himself, he couldn't leave this range. If he tried to move, the Heavenly Dao Will would interpret it as an escape attempt, thus increasing the power of the tribulation significantly.

Perhaps due to Zhouyang's delay in the Dome Heaven Immortal Realm for three days and nights, the accumulation speed of the tribulation clouds now was much faster than when Thunder Feather True Spirit crossed the True Spirit Celestial Tribulation.

In just three days, the tribulation clouds in the sky had expanded to over a hundred miles in size.

Compared to the vast hundred-mile tribulation clouds that covered the sky when Great Demon Mu Qingyun crossed the True Spirit Celestial Tribulation, Zhouyang's Immortal Ascension Celestial Tribulation was undoubtedly much weaker.

However, Zhouyang dared not relax for even a moment because of this.

After all, a tribulation is a tribulation, its essence of strength doesn't considerably change due to the size of tribulation clouds.

He, Zhouyang, didn't possess the same formidable regeneration and recovery abilities as Mu Qingyun.

If he were to relent because of this, even if he managed to Cross the Tribulation, he could suffer severe injuries.

Rumble!

Amid Zhouyang's readiness, the first purple celestial thunder fell as expected.

With the intent to test the "quality" of this tribulation, he didn't employ any Magical Artifacts but simply raised his hand, and a Golden Flame Giant Sword surged forth, meeting the thunder head-on.

As expected, the Pure Yang Heaven Sword divine technique alone couldn't withstand a single celestial thunder.

After smashing the Golden Flame Giant Sword, approximately half the strength of the thunder was weakened, yet it crashed onto Zhouyang, enveloped in the Qianyang Golden Light Shield.

The golden shield was shattered by the thunder's impact, and the thunder, reduced to less than two-tenths of its original power, fell upon Zhouyang without any protection.

Crackle!

Lightning flashed across Zhouyang's body, his Magic Robe instantly turning to ash in the thunder's blaze, revealing his strong and well-proportioned physique.

This body, comparable in strength to that of a same-tier Demon King, merely trembled slightly amidst the tribulation thunder before completely absorbing its power.

"Indeed, even Human Race Cultivators can refine their bodies with the power of tribulation thunder if they can withstand it!"

As the golden light surged across Zhouyang's body, he used his Magical Power to form the Golden Radiance Robe, wrapping himself and displaying an understanding.

The idea of using tribulation power to refine the body was a thought Zhouyang had long held.

The advantages of a powerful physique, over the years, he has come to deeply understand.

And after observing the situation of Thunder Feather True Spirit Crossing the Tribulation, Zhouyang is more determined in his intent to emulate the Demon Race when crossing his own Celestial Tribulation, using the Heavenly Thunder to temper the body. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The moment he tried it, he immediately felt the benefits of the Heavenly Thunder Power in refining the body.

Originally, his body had reached the limit of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, but with the stimulation of the Heavenly Thunder Power, it clearly underwent another fine transformation, thinking about advancing to a new realm.

"After crossing the tribulation, my body will begin to transform into a True Immortal Body, I wonder what this current transformation counts as!"

A thought flickered in Zhouyang's mind, just as he intended to ponder this matter deeply, the second strike of Heavenly Thunder had already descended, so he didn't bother to think about it further.

In any case, no matter how it changes, it will certainly transform in a direction beneficial to him, knowing this is enough.

With the foundation of the first Heavenly Thunder strike, he roughly knew how much power to use to meet the increasingly powerful Heavenly Thunder.

In the time that followed, one strike of Heavenly Thunder fell after another, each time Zhouyang weakened the power of the Heavenly Thunder by about six or seven percent using various means, and then endured the remaining Heavenly Thunder Power with his body for refining.

However, as the Heavenly Thunder grew stronger each time, the same thirty percent power exerted increasing pressure on his body, and his body transformation speed could not possibly match this rate of increase.

Thus he had to begin taking [Rejuvenating Immortal Dew] to nourish and heal his body's injuries and further weaken the power of the Heavenly Thunder.

At the same time, Zhouyang summoned his External Incarnation to assist in absorbing the Heavenly Thunder Power to strengthen the Tribulation Thunder Power within.

But the incarnation is, after all, just an incarnation, capable of absorbing only very limited Heavenly Thunder Power and unable to use Heavenly Thunder Power for body refinement and transformation.

Therefore, after absorbing Heavenly Thunder Power a few times, it was taken back by Zhouyang.

This continued until the third round of Heavenly Thunder descended, Zhouyang finally felt the pressure.

The third round of Heavenly Thunder not only had shorter intervals between each strike compared to before, but its power was uncontrolled too; after forcefully accepting several hits, Zhouyang could only shift to a half-dragon, half-human form, employing [Vajra Indestructible Body] for protection.

Thus, the effectiveness of Heavenly Thunder Power in refining the body was not as direct as previously.

But such is reality; gains come with losses, Zhouyang had no other choice.

After enduring the third round of Celestial Tribulation, the fourth round also soon arrived.

As with the fourth round of "True Spirit Celestial Tribulation," Thunder Soldiers descended fiercely, Zhouyang's defensive [Qianyang Golden Tower] was knocked away, with residual power striking him in half-dragon, half-human form, immediately shattering his [Vajra Indestructible Body], making his dragon scales crack and blood seep through.

Roar!

Zhouyang let out a beast-like roar, all sorts of Divine Techniques and Artifacts emerged, quickly shattering the second Thunder Soldier in the air.

When the third Thunder Soldier descended, a full-cover, yellow-brown Battle Armor enveloped him entirely; then, he soared skyward, swinging the Sharp Blade Glove in his hand fiercely and directly shattering the Thunder Axe.

[Earth and Yellow Armor], this Tier Six Top-Grade Battle Armor specially refined by Zhouyang for crossing the Celestial Tribulation, did not disappoint the expectations he had placed upon it.

First facing an enemy, it blocked the surprise attack from [Void True Demon] with only minor scratches appearing on its surface.

During the Crossing Celestial Tribulation, it became Zhouyang's main reliance in battling against Heavenly Thunder.

Wearing the armor, the feeling of smashing Thunder Soldiers with punches was far more exhilarating than merely using Magical Artifacts to resist Heavenly Thunder.

Moreover, while shattering Thunder Soldiers this way, Zhouyang could seize the chance to absorb a portion of Heavenly Thunder Power to refine his body.

But even with a treasure like [Earth and Yellow Armor], under continuous strikes from Thunder Soldiers, it inevitably began to show cracks, nearing its endurance limit.

Zhouyang did not want to ruin this Magical Artifact he spent so much effort refining, so he had to retract it.

Fortunately, by this time, only two out of nine Thunder Soldiers remained.

When the eighth Thunder Soldier descended, Zhouyang roared and launched [Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Slash] resolutely in counterattack, but the Cyan and Gold Dragon Head Giant Blade was shattered by the Thunder Saber in one fell swoop.

At this moment, [Qianyang Golden Tower] soared again, the tower radiating myriad golden lights contending with the Thunder Saber for two breaths before crashing down amid a mournful cry.

Then Zhouyang's External Incarnation emerged, wielding Tier Six Artifacts to assault the Thunder Saber, using Artifact destruction as the cost to weaken the Thunder Saber's power.

At the same time, the incarnation exhaled a large mass of cyan light gathering into a cyan canopy that shielded Zhouyang's main body from above, providing the last layer of protection.

Boom!

The Thunder Saber, weakened through layers of assaults, slashed at the cyan canopy, instantly cleaving through the defensive Great Divine Technique and collided with Zhouyang's fist blazing with golden flames.

Pfugh!

Zhouyang's body was repelled backward, uncontrollably spurting a mouthful of blood.

Even though he blocked the Thunder Saber strike, the thunder power entering his body injured him internally.

Just then, the last Heavenly Thunder transformed into a purple Thunder Seal pressing down.

At this time, the [Qianyang Treasure Pearl], having used [Law Body] Divine Technique to help Zhouyang evade [Void True Demon]'s killing move earlier, had not yet recovered its strength and could not use this Divine Technique again.

This means Zhouyang's strongest life-saving Divine Technique could not be implemented.

Yet even under these circumstances, Zhouyang showed no sign of panic.

With a roar from his mouth, his body suddenly transformed into a purple and gold True Dragon, actively rising to meet the descending purple Thunder Seal like a dragon bursting forth from captivity.

This transformation into a True Dragon Divine Technique resembled the [Dragon Transformation Technique] of the Dragon Taming Family but was actually a unique killing move Zhouyang devised after refining his physique by consuming five [Dragon Blood Holy Jade Fruits], based on the [Cyan Dragon Transformation] Divine Technique. He named it [True Dragon Dharma Body].

Upon deploying [True Dragon Dharma Body], the effects are similar to the Dragon Transformation Technique of the Dragon Taming Family, but Zhouyang's version lasts only ten breaths.

Yet for crossing the tribulation, these ten breaths suffice.

At that moment, Zhouyang, in True Dragon form, collided head-on with the purple Thunder Seal, instantly shattering it, disintegrating into a sky-full of purple tribulation thunder enveloping him.

After several breaths, the tribulation thunder dissipated, revealing Zhouyang's figure sitting cross-legged in mid-air.

At this moment, Zhouyang sat naked in the void, golden spiritual light radiating from within him, making his body appear semi-transparent as though crystalline, with the profound sound of dragon chants echoing leisurely from within.