Chapter 522: Attaining the Dao of the Immortal Emperor, All Are But Ashes of Tribulation

Then, step by step, he walked toward the summit of the leveled Wenxian Sect Main Peak.

Standing at the peak, looking down at this familiar yet foreign land, every bit of his hundred-year path of cultivation surged into his heart like a tide.

The ignorance upon first entering the immortal gate, the anger of being oppressed, the wild joy of obtaining the Golden Finger, the decisiveness of his first kill, the pleasure of snatching others' Opportunities, the endurance in the face of powerful enemies, and the transcendence and calm of this moment…

All emotions and all past events eventually turned into a long sigh, dissipating in the wind.

"Ten thousand zhang of the Mortal World, refining my Dao Heart."

"Today, I finally attain Perfection."

The moment his voice fell.

Zhou Chen felt that the final barrier between himself and his original body in the Spirit Realm had completely vanished.

An irresistible pulling force came from the depths of his Soul.

His consciousness began to blur.

The scene before him also began to twist and spin.

He knew it was time for him to leave.

This dream of the Mortal World had finally come to the time of awakening.

Spirit Realm, Xuantian Sect, Qingyun Peak.

Inside that Immortal Cave shrouded by layers of Formations, a figure in green robes sitting cross-legged suddenly opened his eyes.

What kind of eyes were those!

Deep, vast, ancient, weathered… as if they contained the birth and death of the Universe and the eternal Reincarnation.

With just a single look, ripples spread through the space of the entire Immortal Cave.

Zhou Chen was back!

"Phew…"

He let out a long breath of turbid Qi.

That breath actually took shape in the air, turning into a small green lotus that hovered for a moment before slowly dissipating.

As the Divine Soul returned to the body, a sense of unprecedented Perfection and power filled his entire being.

Mortal World Heart Refining, Karma and Perfection attained.

After a hundred years of tempering in the Mortal World, his Dao Heart had become indestructible, harmonious, and flawless.

And the most direct benefit brought by the Perfection of the Dao Heart was the complete loosening of his cultivation Bottleneck!

Boom!!!

A terrifying aura that had been suppressed for a long time could no longer be restrained, erupting violently from within Zhou Chen!

The shackles of the Immortal King Realm Great Perfection shattered like fragile glass at this moment!

His cultivation officially stepped into that legendary… Immortal Emperor Realm!

However, this was only the beginning.

At the moment of Zhou Chen's Breakthrough, the entire Xuantian Sect, and even the Eastern Region of the Spirit Realm for hundreds of millions of miles, changed color!

Above the Nine Heavens, the originally clear sky was instantly covered by an endless Nine-Colored Tribulation Cloud.

The tribulation cloud was as heavy as a mountain, churning incessantly, with lightning and thunder flashing within it, emitting a destructive aura that made the Immortal King Realm experts of the entire Spirit Realm feel their hearts skip a beat and their Souls tremble.

"Is this… an Immortal Emperor Heavenly Tribulation?!"

"No! That's not right! An ordinary Immortal Emperor Heavenly Tribulation would never have such terrifying power!"

"This tribulation cloud… is nine-colored! Legend has it that only the Nine-Colored Lifeless Immortal Emperor Divine Lightning descends when one attains immortality!"

"Which Old Ancestor is Undergoing Tribulation? If this kind of power falls, the entire Xuantian Sect will be turned to ashes!"

Within the Xuantian Sect, countless Elders and Old Ancestors in seclusion were awakened by this terrifying heavenly power, rushing out of their Immortal Caves one after another, looking at the sky in horror.

Sect Master Ling Tian and Grand Elder Old Man Ku Mu appeared above Qingyun Peak at the first moment, their expressions grave to the extreme.

They could feel that the center of this Heavenly Tribulation was right at Qingyun Peak!

It was at the Immortal Cave of that mysterious Inner Sect Disciple, "Lin Dong"!

"It's him?!" The two looked at each other, seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Zhou Chen frowned slightly.

He hadn't expected that just breaking through to the Immortal Emperor Realm would attract such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.

This power was more than ten thousand times greater than he had anticipated!

"It seems that forcibly suppressing the Breakthrough before, combined with the completion of the Mortal World Heart Refining and the accumulation over time, has drawn the focused attention of the Heavenly Dao."

Zhou Chen's thoughts raced.

He couldn't undergo the tribulation here.

Otherwise, the entire Xuantian Sect would be buried with him.

"System, conceal the heavenly secrets!"

[Ding! Consuming 500 points of System energy, activating 'Heaven-Deceiving Formation Pattern', heavenly secrets have been shielded!]

As the System prompt sounded, Zhou Chen felt an invisible barrier between himself and the external Heavenly Dao.

Above the sky, the terrifying tribulation cloud that had already formed began to slowly dissipate as if it had lost its target.

"Eh? The tribulation cloud is dissipating?"

"What's going on? Could it be that the tribulation failed?"

Everyone outside was bewildered.

Only a few Immortal Emperor experts like Old Man Ku Mu vaguely felt that it wasn't that the tribulation cloud had dissipated, but rather that it had been forcibly "deceived" by an even more profound and mysterious power.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Zhou Chen did not relax at all.

He knew that the Heavenly Tribulation had not disappeared, but was only temporarily shielded.

With a thought, he instantly vanished from the spot and entered the Small World within his Dantian.

This was the true place he had prepared for his tribulation!

Rumble—

As soon as Zhou Chen's figure appeared above the Small World.

The shielded Heavenly Tribulation, as if finding an outlet, frantically gathered and formed within his Small World.

The Nine-Colored Tribulation Cloud was even more terrifying and violent than it had been outside!

Endless lightning transformed into sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, and hooks within the tribulation cloud, evolving into various Sharp Weapons, and fell violently with the power of the Laws that could destroy everything!

This was no longer a simple Lightning Tribulation; it was a tribulation of Laws, a tribulation of the Great Dao!

Fortunately, the System had shielded the Heavenly Tribulation, otherwise, it was unknown what kind of commotion it would have caused.

Zhou Chen's expression was calm, with the chaos bell above his head, allowing those thousands of divine weapons to strike his body, making the sound of clashing metal, yet they failed to harm even a single strand of his hair.

"Is this all?"

Zhou Chen shook his head, seemingly a bit disappointed.

His words seemed to infuriate the Heavenly Tribulation.

Boom!

The tribulation cloud churned, and the lightning receded.

Immediately after, scenes of inconceivable and terrifying phenomena began to evolve within the tribulation cloud.

A phantom of the Southern Heavenly Gate, magnificent and shrouded in Immortal Qi, slowly emerged. Countless Heavenly Soldiers and Generals rushed out, charging toward Zhou Chen with the majesty of judging all living beings!

This is… the Heavenly Court Tribulation!

Zhou Chen snorted coldly and threw a punch.

With the punch, all Laws fell silent!

That seemingly majestic phantom of the Heavenly Court, along with the countless Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, shattered instantly!

The tribulation cloud changed again!

Howling winds and ghostly wails. A yellow Underworld River that pierced through heaven and earth came rushing, with countless Souls struggling in the river. A Bridge of Helplessness built of white bones spanned across it, and at the end of the bridge, ten phantoms of Yama with terrifying auras looked at Zhou Chen coldly.

This is… the Underworld Tribulation!

Zhou Chen still used only one punch.

As the punch landed, Reincarnation collapsed!

The Yellow Springs flowed backward, the Bridge of Helplessness broke, and the Ten Halls of Yama vanished into smoke!

The Heavenly Tribulation completely went berserk!

The Stars of the Heavens transformed into a sky full of stars, crashing down violently!

A phantom of a giant standing between heaven and earth, holding a massive axe, struck with the supreme power of creating heaven and earth!