Chapter 98: Undergoing Tribulation

Deep within the underground starry sky, the cluster of nine-colored Immortal Essence Origin thoroughly exploded inside the body of Chu Chang.

This was not ordinary Spiritual Qi, but the essence of life condensed by the ancient Immortal, Taiyizi, before he fell, using the Immortal Dao Law of Taiyizi.

For a Mortal Cultivator, a single drop of Immortal Essence would be enough to be reborn, and at this moment, an entire cluster of Immortal Essence Origin was washing over the limbs and bones of Chu Chang like a galaxy falling from the Nine Heavens.

"Roar!"

The Chaos True Essence within the body of Chu Chang boiled in that instant.

The Tongyou Primordial Spirit of Chu Chang, which originally resided in the Sea of Consciousness, began to undergo earth-shattering changes under the infusion of this massive amount of Immortal Essence. Golden Immortal Dao patterns began to emerge on the originally pitch-black Chaos Primordial Spirit.

The Breakthrough, begins!

Crack!

A crisp cracking sound that only Chu Chang could hear echoed within the body of Chu Chang.

The barrier between the Tongyou Realm and the Nascent Soul Stage was torn apart instantly like fragile white paper under the impact of the Immortal Essence Origin. The magic power of Chu Chang began to surge geometrically; the Qi Sea Dantian of Chu Chang expanded crazily at this moment, transforming from the original hundred miles to a thousand, then ten thousand, and finally, it even evolved into a prototype of a chaotic, hazy starry sky.

"Boom!"

Nascent Soul Stage, achieved!

However, less than one-tenth of the power of the Immortal Essence Origin had been consumed.

The Breakthrough did not stop; instead, it continued to skyrocket with a near-insane momentum.

Nascent Soul Early Stage… Nascent Soul Middle Stage… Nascent Soul Late Stage… Nascent Soul Great Perfection!

In this world, a Realm that countless Cultivators could not cross in their entire lives was crossed in just a few dozen breaths, supported by the Immortal Essence Origin and the supreme Foundation of Chu Chang.

But, this was not the limit!

"Break!"

Chu Chang whispered in the heart of Chu Chang, the Chaos Primordial Spirit suddenly opened its eyes, and the hands of Chu Chang formed Seals.

Boom!

Crossing the Nascent Soul Stage, Chu Chang rushed directly into the Soul Transformation Realm!

A huge phantom of a Primordial Spirit appeared behind Chu Chang, standing a thousand feet tall, reaching up to the sky and standing on the earth, directly piercing through the underground rock layers and manifesting above the Great Yuan Dynasty palace. That Primordial Spirit held the Taiji in one hand and the duanchen ancient sword in the other, exuding a terrifying pressure that made all things submit.

Soul Transformation Early Stage… Soul Transformation Middle Stage… Soul Transformation Late Stage…

The power of the Immortal Essence Origin continued to flow endlessly.

With the comprehension of the Taiyi Sword Art of Division, and the complete unsealing of the duanchen ancient sword, the understanding of the Laws of heaven and earth of Chu Chang reached an unprecedented height.

The world in the eyes of Chu Chang changed; it was no longer mountains, rivers, and flowing Spiritual Qi, but turned into clearly visible threads of Law.

"Shatter Nirvana, Undergoing Tribulation. My body shall be as eternal as heaven and earth!"

Chu Chang took a step, and the magic power in the body of Chu Chang transformed once again, starting to convert from the original True Essence to a higher quality "Immortal Essence".

Spirit Refining Returning to Void, crossing the Soul Transformation, Body Integration, and Mahayana Realms…

The bones, Meridians, and flesh of Chu Chang completely finished their transformation into an "Immortal Body" at this moment. Every cell contained the power of Laws capable of destroying heaven and earth; with every gesture, Chu Chang could trigger the resonance of the Laws of heaven and earth.

Undergoing Tribulation Stage!

In the history of the Great Yuan Dynasty, and even the entire Tianqian Domain, no one had ever reached this Realm.

This is the ultimate of Mortals, a supreme Realm that is only one step away from Immortal Ascension!

"Rumble!"

The moment the cultivation of Chu Chang was forcibly pushed into the Undergoing Tribulation Stage, the sky above Qianjing City completely plunged into darkness.

The nine-colored thundercloud, which was originally only a hundred miles in range, expanded crazily in that instant—ten miles, a hundred miles, a thousand miles, ten thousand miles… The entire sky over the Tianqian Domain was shrouded by this layer of destructive tribulation clouds glowing with nine-colored divine light.

The might of heaven is vast, turning the world upside down!

The Divine Sword Sect Disciples maintaining order in the city, along with countless Mortal commoners, all felt a tremor from the depths of their Souls at this moment. In the face of this heavenly might, they were as small as a grain of dust on the beach.

"This… what kind of Heavenly Tribulation is this?!"

The Divine Sword Sect Leader had a pale face; the Divine Sword Sect Leader was pressed directly to the ground by the heavenly might, unable to move even a finger.

Not only the Divine Sword Sect, but at this moment, in the void a thousand miles away from Qianjing City.

Three beams of light emitting the terrifying fluctuations of the Nascent Soul Stage were rushing towards Qianjing City, carrying a sky full of Sword Qi.

They were the three Old Ancestors of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain. The one in the middle was the Supreme Grand Elder of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain, Jian Wuya, whose cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage; the two beside him were also top-tier experts of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

"Damn it! Who on earth is this Chu Chang of the Divine Sword Sect to be able to wipe out our Ten Thousand Sword Mountain branch and kill Duan Feiyun?!"

"If this child is not removed, where will the majesty of our Ten Thousand Sword Mountain be?!"

However, before they could get close to Qianjing City, the beams of light of the three people suddenly slammed to a halt in the void.

Jian Wuya looked up at the thundercloud that stretched for ten thousand miles, glowing with nine-colored destructive divine light, the eyes of Jian Wuya filled with unprecedented shock and terror.

"This… what kind of Heavenly Tribulation is this? Nascent Soul Tribulation? No! The Nascent Soul Tribulation absolutely does not have this kind of power! Could this be the legendary Mahayana Tribulation, or even… the Undergoing Tribulation Stage Ascension Tribulation?!"

"Inside Qianjing City, such a terrifying existence was born?!"

The other two Ten Thousand Sword Mountain Old Ancestors were also trembling all over, the internal Sword Qi of the two almost dissipating under the pressure of this heavenly might.

"Grand Elder, do we… still go?" one Old Ancestor asked with a trembling voice.

"Go! Why would we not go?!"

Jian Wuya gritted the teeth of Jian Wuya, a hint of greed and madness flashing in the eyes of Jian Wuya: "If this person succeeds in the tribulation, we will naturally retreat. But the Undergoing Tribulation Stage Ascension Tribulation is a life of nine deaths and one life! This person must be at the weakest moment right now. We have the Ten Thousand Sword Immortal-Slaying Scroll in our hands; if we attack while this person is undergoing the tribulation and kill this person, we can not only remove a great enemy for Ten Thousand Sword Mountain but also seize the supreme Legacy and the secret of Ascension of this person!"

"Wealth is sought in danger! Let us go!"

The three looked at each other, suddenly sacrificing a black scroll radiating monstrous evil energy. As the scroll unfolded, ten million strands of pitch-black magic Sword Qi turned into a protective shield, resisting the pressure of the heavenly might, and continued to sneak towards the Great Yuan Dynasty palace.

"Boom!"

In the Forbidden Land of the Great Yuan Dynasty palace, the earth shattered with a bang.

A figure wearing a profound black robe, holding a bright sword like autumn water, shot up from the depths of the earth and stood directly in the sky ten thousand feet above Qianjing City.

The black hair of Chu Chang flew, the expression of Chu Chang indifferent.

After Chu Chang broke through to the Undergoing Tribulation Stage, not only did the strength of Chu Chang undergo earth-shattering changes, but the duanchen ancient sword in the hand of Chu Chang also completely restored the original appearance of the sword. On the sword body, Immortal Dao patterns flowed faintly, and the sharpness it emitted caused even the surrounding void to be cut and make sizzling sounds.

"So you have come."

Chu Chang turned the head of Chu Chang slightly and glanced at the three Nascent Soul Old Ancestors of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain who were sneaking over from a thousand miles away.

With the current Divine Sense of Chu Chang at the Undergoing Tribulation Stage, let alone a thousand miles, the entire Tianqian Domain was under the coverage of Chu Chang.

"Three ants, wanting to spy on the tribulation of this seat?"

Chu Chang withdrew the gaze of Chu Chang and looked up at the nine-colored divine thunder that had brewed to the limit above the head of Chu Chang.

The first Heavenly Tribulation, descends!

"Crack!"

The void shattered instantly.

A nine-colored thunderbolt as thick as a mountain, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, slammed towards Chu Chang. The power of this strike was enough to turn a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator into fly ash in an instant.

However, Chu Chang did not dodge; Chu Chang just slowly raised the duanchen ancient sword in the hand of Chu Chang.

"Taiyi Sword Art of Division, one sword opens the sky!"

Without any extra movements, it was just a simple swing.

A golden sword ray, brilliant to the extreme, instantly tore through the void and slashed towards the mountain-like nine-colored thunderbolt.

Boom!

In the horrified eyes of countless people below, that destructive nine-colored thunderbolt was actually split neatly in half by this sword, turning into a sky full of thunder flowers and dissipating.

Not only that, the remaining power of the sword ray did not diminish, directly tearing a huge gap in the ten-thousand-mile tribulation cloud, revealing the clear blue sky behind it.

One sword, breaks the Heavenly Tribulation!

"This… how is this possible?!"

The three Old Ancestors of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain who had just reached the outskirts of Qianjing City were so frightened that the three almost fell from mid-air the moment they saw this scene.

Splitting such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation with one sword?

Is this still human?!

"Bad! The strength of this person is unfathomable, retreat quickly!"

Jian Wuya was shocked, and the greed from just now vanished, wanting only to escape back to Ten Thousand Sword Mountain immediately.

"Since you have come, there is no need to leave."

The cold, ice-like voice of Chu Chang rang abruptly in the ears of the three.

Before they could react, Chu Chang, who had been a thousand miles away, had already appeared silently in front of them.

"Senior, spare my life! We are from Ten Thousand Sword Mountain…"

Before Jian Wuya could finish the words of Jian Wuya, Chu Chang had already raised the left hand of Chu Chang and pressed it down gently.

"Chaos Draws Thunder, Heavenly Tribulation obeys the command of this seat!"

As Chu Chang slapped out with this palm, the nine-colored tribulation clouds in the sky, which were enraged by being split open, seemed to be mobilized by some supreme Law, instantly separating three nine-colored divine thunderbolts as thick as water buckets, bombarding the three Old Ancestors of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain with extreme precision.

Using the Heavenly Tribulation as a weapon!

"No!"

The three Nascent Soul Old Ancestors let out desperate screams. They desperately urged the "Ten Thousand Sword Immortal-Slaying Scroll", trying to resist the power of this Heavenly Tribulation.

However, that sect-protecting treasure, famous in the Tianqian Domain, did not even last a single breath the moment it touched the nine-colored divine thunder, and was directly blasted into fragments by the extremely domineering destructive thunder.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three muffled, loud noises.

The three Nascent Soul Old Ancestors of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain, under the nine-colored Heavenly Tribulation, had the Physical Bodies and Divine Souls of the three wiped out in an instant, turning into three wisps of black smoke and dissipating between heaven and earth.

Not even a trace was left.

For the current Chu Chang, the Nascent Soul Stage was really just a group of insignificant ants.

Killing the three Ten Thousand Sword Mountain Old Ancestors was, for Chu Chang, just like pinching three ants to death.

Chu Chang returned to the sky above Qianjing City to welcome the next eight Heavenly Tribulations.

Second, third, fourth…

One Heavenly Tribulation after another, more terrifying than the last, fell; the entire world trembled under this world-destroying thunder. However, Chu Chang held the duanchen ancient sword, the white clothes of Chu Chang purer than snow, walking leisurely in the sea of thunder.

Every falling thunderbolt was forcibly shattered by the supreme sword Dao of Chu Chang, turning into nutrients to temper the Immortal Body and Primordial Spirit of Chu Chang.

Until the ninth Heavenly Tribulation, the Nine-Colored Chaos Divine Thunder, crashed down.

Chu Chang let out a clear laugh, the whole body of Chu Chang turned into a golden sword light, rushing straight up to meet that last Heavenly Tribulation, actively charging into the ten-thousand-mile sea of thunder.

Rumble!

The sea of thunder rolled violently, and finally, with a roar that shook the sky, it completely returned to calm.

The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the bright sunlight shone on Qianjing City again.

In the ten-thousand-foot void, Chu Chang stood with the hands of Chu Chang behind the back of Chu Chang.

At this moment, the whole body of Chu Chang was exuding shimmering Immortal light, the aura of Chu Chang completely converged, returning to simplicity, looking like an ordinary Mortal. But standing there, Chu Chang seemed to be the only Dominator of this world.

Undergoing Tribulation Stage, achieved!

The Great Yuan Dynasty perished, and the Old Ancestors of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain died.

From now on, in this Tianqian Domain, Chu Chang was invincible.

Chu Chang slowly descended to the roof of the Golden Throne Hall of the palace, looking at the Divine Sword Sect Disciples and commoners kneeling all over the ground below, the eyes of the people filled with fanatical awe as if looking at a god, and the duanchen ancient sword gently returned to its sheath.

"Divine Sword Domain, established."

The calm yet supreme majestic voice of Chu Chang instantly spread throughout the entire continent.

A brand new era, at this moment, was officially opened.