Chapter 501 Sixty-nine Heavenly Tribulations!

The aura of the Zixiao Great Saint constantly changed; if he had previously exuded the decay of old age, he now seemed to be embracing a new transformation.

When the Fusion was complete, he would reveal himself with an entirely new appearance, and his current image had already begun to shift towards the black-robed man Li Xuanfeng had encountered before.

Li Xuanfeng was immersed in cultivation and unaware of what was happening deep within the Thunder Saint Realm.

Ye Qingqing was also meditating and adjusting her breath in the Void Realm, mentally simulating and deducing her Dao of cultivation, not paying attention to the changes in the Thunder Saint Realm.

With her strength, she could naturally forcefully spy on the events occurring inside the Thunder Saint Realm, but doing so would also expose her.

Merely sensing the Great Saint's malevolent gaze was not worth Ye Qingqing exposing herself.

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, a year had passed.

Ye Qingqing, who was meditating in the Void Realm, beautiful eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking towards the place where Li Xuanfeng was in seclusion.

"Is it over?"

She murmured to herself, and then saw the numerous concealment Formations Li Xuanfeng had set up quickly retract, his slender figure appeared, and the Xuanhuang Pagoda rapidly shrunk and disappeared into his glabella.

Ye Qingqing carefully observed Li Xuanfeng, finding that his temperament had become increasingly mysterious and profound; he outwardly seemed to have no power fluctuations, but in reality, he had reached the point of returning to simplicity.

However, by mere observation, it was difficult to discern which aspects Li Xuanfeng had improved.

"I didn't expect Junior Brother to truly only seclude himself for a year, just as he said."

Ye Qingqing smiled.

A year's time, for a Saint, couldn't really be called seclusion. Ye Qingqing had spent this year meditating and adjusting her breath, inwardly verifying her Dao of cultivation. From a sensory perspective, only a short while had passed, but in reality, a full year had elapsed in the outside world.

"A year is already quite long!"

Li Xuanfeng chuckled.

Originally, he could have absorbed and refined the Starlight Condensation faster, allowing his Golden Bones to Breakthrough to the sixth stage. However, during this period, he spent a lot of effort forcefully suppressing his cultivation.

This was because An Ya, Ming Yueqing, Ming Yuexue, and others he was bound to were still providing him with cultivation returns.

Although these returns were not much, they still caused his cultivation to overflow. If he didn't suppress it, it would attract a Heavenly Tribulation, forcing him to undergo Tribulation.

Fortunately, after expending some effort, he finally managed to prevent the Heavenly Tribulation from descending prematurely, and his Chaos Golden Bones successfully Broke Through to the sixth stage.

At this point, his cultivation, Soul, and Physical Body had all reached the state of Perfection, with no further room for advancement. To progress further, even for Li Xuanfeng, the only method was to undergo Tribulation.

However, the Breakthrough of his Chaos Golden Bones had already caused Li Xuanfeng's strength to surge. He felt that if he fought without restraint now, he might not be unable to contend with an Early Stage Great Saint.

Unfortunately, his biggest problem now was that he had no way to fight without restraint.

"Junior Brother, what's next?"

Ye Qingqing looked at Li Xuanfeng, her expression becoming more serious.

"Undergoing Tribulation!"

Li Xuanfeng laughed heartily.

A hint of surprise flashed in Ye Qingqing's eyes. Li Xuanfeng didn't seem to take the matter of Undergoing Tribulation very seriously. Heavenly Tribulation was an extremely dangerous existence for every Saint.

Whether it was Lian Yuezhou or Ye Qingqing, they had to be fully prepared when facing a Tribulation. Li Xuanfeng, however, seemed to not take the Heavenly Tribulation to heart, which only showed his good mindset, and this was not a bad thing.

By checking his own fate color through the System, and knowing that the Heavenly Tribulation wouldn't take his life or cause him significant harm, Li Xuanfeng naturally didn't need to worry too much.

"Let's go to the depths of the Void Realm!"

Ye Qingqing suggested.

"That's exactly what I intended!"

Li Xuanfeng nodded.

After leaving a wisp of Divine Sense imprint for positioning, he took a step and instantly vanished into the distance, heading to the depths of the Void Realm with Ye Qingqing.

The endless Void Realm was forcefully cleaved open by a Great Emperor's astonishing sword strike, completely isolating the Canglan Realm from the Great Universe. For the beings of the Canglan Realm, this was both a protection and a cage.

One could enter the Void Realm by shattering space anywhere in the Canglan Realm. To return to the Canglan Realm from the Void Realm, one needed to precisely locate the corresponding reality space in the Void Realm.

The endless Void Realm, as its name suggests, was immeasurably vast.

A Saint could take a step and traverse stars, easily crossing light-years, yet they could not cross the endless Void Realm.

Even the nine supreme powerhouses of the Canglan Realm could not explore the end of the endless Void Realm.

Within the Void Realm, various energy storms surged, making it impossible for ordinary Cultivators to survive there.

The deeper one went into the Void Realm, the sparser the energy became, eventually turning into a desolate place with no sky, no ground, and no energy. Even a Saint would receive no energy replenishment, using up what they had with each action.

Only Saint Kings, who could utilize some of the Heavenly Dao's power, could continuously survive in such a place.

Further still, even Saint Kings' perception of Heavenly Dao power would become blurred.

Such places were rarely visited by strong Cultivators, making them the prime choice for Undergoing Tribulation.

Moreover, the transmission of energy fluctuations in the Void Realm was not as strong, and the perceptions of Saints, Saint Kings, Great Saints, and even Quasi-Emperors would be weakened and restricted in the depths of the Void Realm. As long as the distance was great enough, the earth-shattering commotion of Undergoing Tribulation would not be perceived.

The only thing to pay attention to was to ensure sufficient energy replenishment.

Undergoing Tribulation was an extremely energy-consuming process. If one was not fully prepared and ran out of power before successfully Undergoing Tribulation, it would be extremely dangerous.

Li Xuanfeng possessed an Innate Spiritual Fire, and the number one ranked Nine Heavens Lightning Spiritual Fire could even absorb the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to grow. Even without refining it, Li Xuanfeng could borrow some of its power, so he didn't need to worry about energy replenishment.

The two of them crossed an unknown number of light-years. Li Xuanfeng only stopped when his perception of the Divine Sense positioning mark became blurred.

"Let's do it here!"

Li Xuanfeng's Divine Sense permeated, unable to find any trace of energy in this boundless Void Realm, as if the entire world had returned to a pitch-black nothingness.

Even if such a place was safe, staying alone for too long would likely drive one mad.

"This place is excellent!"

Ye Qingqing nodded, then actively distanced herself from Li Xuanfeng.

This time, Li Xuanfeng was Undergoing Tribulation to become a Saint King, and she would be the sole observer. She could finally take the opportunity to see Li Xuanfeng's Dao of the Physical Body.

When Breaking Through to a Saint, one faces the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, which means three rounds of Heavenly Tribulation, with nine bolts in each round, totaling twenty-seven bolts.

When a Saint Breaks Through to a Saint King, they must face the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, six rounds of Heavenly Tribulation, with nine bolts in each round, totaling fifty-four bolts.

Each round of Heavenly Tribulation is stronger than the last, and each bolt is fiercer than the last.

The intensity of the Heavenly Tribulation often also signifies the level of a Prodigy.

With a flick of his finger, the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation Sword and the Purple Lightning Sword Embryo floated out, hovering before Li Xuanfeng.

"Junior Brother, is this…?"

Ye Qingqing's expression stirred.

"Refining an Artifact along the way."

Li Xuanfeng smiled.

A strange look flashed in Ye Qingqing's eyes. Junior Brother actually knows Artifact Refining?

Refining an Artifact with the help of a Heavenly Tribulation was not without precedent, but it was extremely rare, and it demanded a relatively high skill from the Artifact Refiner.

Whether it was the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation Sword or the Purple Lightning Sword Embryo, their grades were not low. If the technique was not up to par, it could easily result in damage.

Having received a large amount of returns from Xin Ruyu previously, Li Xuanfeng's foundation in the Dao of Artifact Refining was very solid.

"It's starting!"

Li Xuanfeng exhaled, and a vast, mighty power swept out, surging through the pitch-black nothingness.

Buzz!!!

A majestic Heavenly Might descended, giving a chilling sensation of destroying all things in the world, capable of reducing everything to nothingness.