271: Chapter 271 The Women's Breakthrough

"The Dao that can be spoken of is not the eternal Dao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name..."

"The beginning of heaven and earth, Chaos as one, one begets two, two begets three, three begets all things..."

As Lu Yuan spoke, the originally clear sky suddenly underwent a change.

At this moment, every word he uttered seemed to transform into tangible golden runes, dancing and arranging themselves in the air.

Phenomena manifested between heaven and earth; golden lotuses surged from the Void Realm one after another, blooming in competition and emitting an intoxicating dao charm fragrance.

The originally obscure and difficult-to-understand Laws of the Great Dao seemed to become clearly visible at this moment, transforming into colored divine chains that circled and danced around Lu Yuan like ten thousand paths paying homage to a king.

Furthermore, heavenly flowers fell in profusion; each flower contained pure Spiritual Qi and insights, and upon landing on a Cultivator, they instantly merged into their body.

Sweet springs gushed from the earth, and dried-up Spiritual Veins were revived, nourishing the growth of all things.

Under the shroud of this grand and vast dao charm, countless Cultivators were mesmerized, as if they were swimming in an ocean of the Great Dao.

Many cultivation Bottlenecks that had troubled them for years were easily punctured like thin paper at this moment, bringing sudden enlightenment.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Only half a day after the lecture began, the auras of Breakthroughs erupted continuously among the crowd, like a string of firecrackers going off.

The first to catch Lu Yuan's attention was his Personal Disciple, Lu Xueyao.

This girl was born with a Sword Bone and possessed extremely high Comprehension Ability.

At this moment, she sat cross-legged on a green stone, eyes tightly shut, as her Sword Intent soared into the sky, actually condensing an illusory, heaven-reaching giant sword above her head.

Accompanied by a clear sword hum, the Golden Core within her body instantly shattered, transforming into a tiny figure only an inch tall that emitted a piercing Sword Intent from its entire body.

Shattering the Core to Form the Soul!

Lu Xueyao had actually broken through the shackles directly from the Golden Core Stage Perfection to step into the Nascent Soul Stage in one go. Moreover, her Foundation was incredibly solid, and her Sword Intent was so pure that even some Sword Cultivators at the Soul Transformation Stage felt inferior.

However, this was only the beginning.

Even more shocking things were yet to come.

Just as the lecture reached the dusk of the second day, two auras like rainbows piercing the sun shot straight into the clouds, triggering a resonance with heaven and earth and even drawing an echo from the Great Dao.

Those were signs of a Breakthrough to the Great Ascension Stage!

One of them, dressed in snow-white clothes and as cold as the moon, was Gu Qingxue.

She was already at the Body Integration Peak cultivation level, only a step away from the Great Ascension Stage, and possessing a Supreme Yin Body, her heritage was terrifyingly deep.

In Lu Yuan's lecture, which contained the Laws of a Void Immortal, she seemed to see a broad, heaven-reaching path leading to the ultimate Taiyin Dao.

The Taiyin Power within her body circulated frantically, creating a strong resonance with the Taiyin Law of heaven and earth. Her entire temperament became increasingly cold and aloof, like a goddess walking out of the Guanghan Palace.

"Rumble—"

Above the Nine Heavens, the originally peaceful auspicious clouds were instantly torn apart, and ink-black tribulation clouds gathered frantically, instantly obscuring the firmament.

At the center of those tribulation clouds, it wasn't ordinary lightning, but a sea of silver-white thunder rolling and roaring.

That was the Mahayana Lightning Tribulation exclusive to the Taiyin Divine Body—the "Taiyin Extinction Divine Thunder"!

Although this Lightning Tribulation was not as world-destroying as Lu Yuan's previous Void Immortal Tribulation, it was still a life-or-death test for Mahayana Cultivators.

Every bolt of lightning was like a silver spear, carrying no heat at all, but instead an extreme cold power that could freeze the Soul and crush the true spirit.

Once hit, both the Physical Body and Primordial Spirit would be instantly frozen into ice sculptures and then crumble into powder.

Gu Qingxue slowly opened her eyes, her white clothes fluttering as she stepped into the air, like a moon palace Fairy descending to the mortal world.

Facing this terrifying Lightning Tribulation, her expression was cold, and there was no trace of fear in her eyes, only persistence and determination for the Great Dao.

"Today, I shall attain the Mahayana Dao!"

She gave a light cry and raised her delicate hand.

"taiyin treasure mirror, protect me!"

An ancient and translucent treasure mirror, seemingly condensed from moonlight, instantly flew out and hovered above her head.

This was the Transcendent Spiritual Treasure passed down by the Qingyun Sect. At this moment, she activated it with all her strength, and it shed ten thousand rays of clear light, firmly protecting her within.

"Crack!"

The first silver lightning bolt fell, carrying a world-destroying extreme cold aura that even froze a white trail in space.

Gu Qingxue waved her hand, and the Taiyin Law transformed into a cold full moon, carrying endless chill as it slammed into the lightning.

"Boom!"

The full moon shattered, and the lightning dissipated, turning into silver light spots that filled the sky.

Immediately after, the Lightning Tribulation fell like a torrential rain.

Gu Qingxue was in the center of the sea of thunder. Although she looked a bit disheveled and her clothes were somewhat damaged, revealing her snow-like skin, she remained standing tall with her solid Foundation and the protection of the Transcendent Spiritual Treasure.

Her eyes grew brighter and brighter. Each baptism of lightning allowed her Taiyin Divine Body to remove Impurities, becoming purer and closer to the essence of the Great Dao.

Finally, as she crushed the last mountain-sized lightning bolt with a palm strike, the tribulation clouds dispersed, and a brilliant Taiyin divine light descended from the sky.

Gu Qingxue bathed in the divine light, her aura rising steadily as she successfully stepped into the Great Ascension Stage, becoming a female venerable capable of suppressing an entire region!

And just as Gu Qingxue successfully underwent her tribulation, the commotion on the other side was even more astonishing, so much so that Lu Yuan had to divert a wisp of Divine Thought to pay attention.

That was the direction where Qin Mengyao was located.

This former Jade Pool Saintess, and now Lu Yuan's Dao Companion, had already reached the extreme of the Body Integration Peak under the nourishment of countless divine medicines.

At this moment, under the washing of Lu Yuan's vast dao charm, the magic power in her body could no longer be suppressed, gushing out like a collapsing dam and directly breaking through the barrier of the Great Ascension Stage.

"Rumble—"

Above the Nine Heavens, the thunder clouds that had just dispersed gathered once more, and they were even heavier than before, a black mass that almost crushed the firmament.

That was not just an ordinary Lightning Tribulation; it even contained streaks of dark red blood thunder, weaving through the clouds like venomous snakes, exuding a scent of misfortune and destruction.

"This Lightning Tribulation... why is it several times more terrifying than a normal Mahayana Heavenly Tribulation? It even faintly carries the aura of Heavenly Punishment?"

Lu Yuan frowned slightly and looked toward Qin Mengyao, a flash of worry in his eyes.

He keenly perceived that this Lightning Tribulation seemed to be targeting not only Qin Mengyao, but also the unborn little life in her womb!

A Heaven-Defying child will surely be envied by the heavens!

This child had inherited Lu Yuan's immortal path Bloodline and Qin Mengyao's Divine King Body. Even before being born, it already possessed terrifying potential. Under the sensing of the Heavenly Dao, a calamity was actually being sent down to nip it in the bud.

"Mengyao is currently pregnant. Although the Divine King Body is powerful, if she tries to forcibly cross such a mutated Lightning Tribulation, there might be a mishap."

Lu Yuan made a prompt decision, divine light flowing in his eyes.

"Great Dream of a Thousand Autumns, transmit the Law!"

An invisible mental fluctuation instantly crossed space, ignoring the blockade of the Lightning Tribulation, and directly entered Qin Mengyao's Sea of Consciousness.