World-saving Plan: The Only Savior

The wolf demon, bolstered by the protection of its heavenly tribulation, was constantly mocking Pei Laoliu in the sky, causing the latter’s temples to pulse with fury.

"Heh heh heh! Just you wait! Just you wait! Once I enter the Divinity Transformation Realm, I will slaughter every single one of you Tianyuan Sect members!"

As the wolf demon spoke, the second heavenly tribulation had already descended, blocked by its sacrificial black claw.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Beside Master Liu, Zhang Xiaoman, who had remained motionless until now, spoke up.

"Then in that case, why not just skip this heavenly tribulation?"

He gently waved his hand after speaking, and a lightning-transformed divine sword condensed in his palm.

The wolf demon hadn’t comprehended what he meant by those words yet, when the next moment, a purple glow suddenly flashed across the divine sword, merging into the tribulation cloud, and then the dense tribulation cloud above its head silently dissipated.

"Di-dissipated..."

Momentarily stunned, the wolf demon stood there in disbelief.

"My realm! How can it be! How did my realm regress so much!!?"

A moment later, the wolf demon suddenly awoke, its expression immediately changed drastically.

Zhang Xiaoman slightly curled his lips.

Such a naive child.

In front of his Purple Cloud Divine Sword, such a low-level tribulation cloud, if he doesn’t want it to pass, it would at the very least be stuck at this realm for another hundred and eighty years.

Since absorbing the Doomsday Crystal in the Second Universe last time, the unsealing of the Purple Cloud Divine Sword had reached 50%, unlocking several skills in succession.

And one of these skills is "Tribulation Transformation".

Tribulation Transformation has two different modes of use, the most common being to assist cultivators in smoothing over the heavenly tribulation during their crossing, retaining the essence effects of the tribulation, allowing them to directly advance to the next realm.

On the surface, cultivators crossing tribulations seem fraught with peril, with lower cultivation even facing life-threatening risks, seeming like a hurdle on the path of cultivation.

But in reality, for a cultivator, tribulations are not merely obstacles, but a form of trial and purification.

A tribulation crosser can utilize the immense Immortal Spirit Power embedded within the tribulation to strengthen themselves, consolidate their current realm, and even elevate their cultivation.

Back then, Ni Yang, upon seeing the Star Pattern Zhang Xiaoman imprinted, raised a similar question.

That is, although he hasn’t crossed the heavenly tribulation, why does he contain Immortal Spirit Power within, showcasing from another perspective that tribulations for cultivators act similar to imprinting Star Patterns as an alternative method.

The other way of Tribulation Transformation is the technique Zhang Xiaoman is employing now, a method where the heavenly tribulation is directly erased, retaining none of the Immortal Spirit Power, akin to a time reversal, making it seem as though the tribulation was never experienced.

Without experiencing the tribulation, obtaining no purification from the Immortal Spirit Power naturally leads to an unstable realm, or even regression.

Currently, the wolf demon has been deprived of its heavenly tribulation by Zhang Xiaoman, directly losing a significant progression it could have gained from surpassing the tribulation, even regressing back to the Unification Realm because of it.

"No, impossible... This can’t be... Definitely impossible! It’s not real!!!"

The long-desired breakthrough for the wolf demon didn’t arrive, instead, its cultivation decreased, making it momentarily unable to accept the reality.

Moreover, what shocked it the most was that the Purple Robed Man was able to erase its tribulation cloud with a mere wave of his hand, a method unheard of, and unless it happened firsthand, no one would believe it.

"Who exactly is he... What is that weapon... How can he achieve such extent? Where did my tribulation cloud go? Can a mortal even achieve this... No! Not even if an immortal came, could it be done!"

The wolf demon’s heart surged with overwhelming waves, its gaze towards Zhang Xiaoman filled with fear and awe.

Not only it, all present at the scene wore expressions as if they’d seen a ghost, even Master Liu, who accompanied Zhang Xiaoman, didn’t expect his grandson had such capabilities, erasing someone’s tribulation cloud, completely surpassing his understanding of cultivation.

"Could this be the methods of an immortal?"

Master Liu suddenly recalled Ni Yang’s words when he saw Zhang Xiaoman, claiming this fellow had become an immortal, akin to that of Independent Immortals, which he had been somewhat skeptical about.

Now it’s clear, after witnessing Zhang Xiaoman’s unbelievable method, Pei Laoliu finally accepts Ni Yang’s words, that indeed his grandson has ascended to immortality!

If even Master Liu felt this way, then it goes without saying about his two disciples Yan Jiantong and Li Qiang.

Only now did they understand that their sect leader’s strength is indeed terrifying, initially worried the wolf demon was too formidable, even Master Liu might not be able to take it down.

Now, all those worries are needless, as observed from the sect leader effortlessly erasing the tribulation cloud, what does a mere Unification Peak monster count for, even if a Tribulation Stage Demon Saint arrived, they’d only face defeat, worthy of the Tianyuan Sect’s leader!

The wolf demon below still hadn’t recovered from the immense blow, muttering incessantly about "give me back my heavenly tribulation" and such.

Zhang Xiaoman impatiently waved the Purple Cloud Divine Sword, since the creature desires heavenly tribulation so much, why not return it to him!

With his movement, the previously cleared tribulation cloud suddenly became filled with thunderbolts, tens of thousands of lightning bolts appeared without warning, concentrating their strike on the wolf demon standing below.

The wolf demon had no chance to resist, its entire body instantly turned into a mist of blood, swallowed by the lightning.

At the same time, with the wolf demon’s death, all the corpse puppets inside the city went berserk, attacking surrounding residences.

Zhang Xiaoman frowned, extending his large hand to squeeze through the air.

In an instant, Xianyin City’s entire circle of walls seemed wrapped by an invisible force, compressed, and was immediately squashed into groups of soft mud.

Those corpse puppets didn’t even manage to run too far before being crushed in the same strike.

"Such strong power!"

Master Liu trembled at the sight, his eyes showing admiration and awe.

"So this is the Immortal Realm... Kid, you’re truly my grandson, inheriting the talent of cultivation from Master Liu, not bad, not bad!"

Pei Laoliu thought to himself happily, his face showing great satisfaction.

Yet Zhang Xiaoman’s actions didn’t stop there, although many corpse puppets concentrated near the city walls were crushed, a few slipped through the cracks, alongside some little demons wreaking havoc within the city, still deemed the residents of Xianyin not yet entirely safe.

"Sky Sun Technique, Soul Refining and Extraction!"

Zhang Xiaoman flew to the center of the entire city, projecting his divine thought to encompass the entire city, precisely locating those corpse puppets.

Next, he raised his hand to beckon, and from every corner of the city emerged massive black gases, flying toward him.

He condensed all those black gases in his palm, then completely refined them, causing the corpse puppets within the city to fall one by one.

It turns out those black gases were their essential souls, Zhang Xiaoman extracted them all, rendering them incapable of harming anyone further.

Unfortunately, this technique can only be used on demons with low cultivation, those above the Golden Core Stage remain unaffected.

But the upcoming tasks become much easier, those stray monsters pose no threat, Li Qiang and Yan Jiantong can swiftly eliminate them without Zhang Xiaoman needing to intervene personally.

"Huh? Interesting, this fellow is surprisingly not dead? Then the previous appearance of losing sanity was a facade, wasn’t it..."

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoman seemed to notice something, casting a tracking technique, the Purple Cloud Divine Sword promptly floated at his fingertips, pointing precisely at a location beneath the City Lord Mansion.