154: Heavenly thunder and earthly fire refine the immortal fetus

In the dark and icy universe starry sky, Gu Wenzhao and Fan Yanbo, who were originally standing on the Void-Breaking Boat, quietly overlooking the Abyssal depths of the Lingguang cultivation world, were suddenly startled.

"Heavenly Intent Dao Tribulation! That kid isn't trying to break through the nine cun nine limit Dao Embryo; he's trying to cast an Immortal Embryo!" Gu Wenzhao's heart trembled violently.

Since ancient times, cultivators who could cast a nine cun nine limit Dao Embryo were already exceptionally talented and exceedingly rare.

Even among the numerous Heavenly Pride individuals born alongside Spirit Treasure in the Qing Ming Cultivation World, few could achieve this, with one appearing perhaps only once in a thousand years.

As a result, a nine cun nine Dao foundation had been recorded in cultivation texts as the limit of Dao foundations.

In reality, a nine cun nine Dao foundation was indeed the limit.

Going beyond that, breaking past the nine cun nine limit, would no longer be a Dao Embryo, but rather...

'Immortal Embryo'!

Legend has it that casting an Immortal Embryo would attract the descent of the Heavenly Will from the vast Universe, leading to a great tribulation.

Not only would there be a Heavenly Will Lightning Tribulation entering through the fontanelle, striking directly at the Dao foundation within the Jiangong Golden Citadel, but there would also be Abyssal netherworld earth fire rising from beneath the ground, entering through the Yongquan acupoint, burning into the human body to incinerate the foundation of the Immortal Embryo. Furthermore, strange wind would come from all directions, entering the Jiangong Golden Citadel through the four orifices of the ears and nose.

If the Dao foundation was even slightly unstable, the Heavenly Will Lightning Tribulation, Abyssal netherworld earth fire, and strange wind would completely destroy the not-yet-fully-formed Dao foundation. Along with it, the cultivator attempting to cast the Immortal Embryo would have his Physical Body shattered by the Lightning Tribulation, his internal organs burned to ashes by the earth fire, and his marrow and vital blood blown empty by the strange wind, ultimately turning to dust and smoke. Even their soul would be unable to escape and would completely vanish from existence.

This was the price a cultivator had to pay to break through the nine cun nine Dao Embryo limit and attempt to cast an Immortal Embryo.

However, once they overcame this great tribulation and successfully cast the Immortal Embryo, they would have hope of ascending to Immortality, having truly forged the foundation of an Immortal.

"This kid actually has such ambition!" Fan Yanbo exclaimed in surprise, then frowned again, "I just don't know if he can withstand this Heavenly Intent Dao Tribulation?"

"This tribulation is not affected by external forces and targets only the Dao foundation and Immortal Embryo. We cannot help either. Everything depends on Little Lu himself!" Gu Wenzhao showed deep worry.

They had clearly brought this kid here to get the Earth Dragon Liquid. If they got the Earth Dragon Liquid but lost the person, when they returned to the Dongming Sect, those Elder and the Sect Leader would probably fight them to the death.

Especially Old Three, who was Lu Chen's Master and highly valued Lu Chen. If Lu Chen perished under the Heavenly Intent Dao Tribulation, the two Protector couldn't even imagine how Third Elder would go mad.

Little Lu, you must live up to expectations!

Although the Heavenly Intent Dao Tribulation is a near-death experience, the Immortal Path has always been like this. Pass through, and there is a smooth road ahead; fail to pass, and it is death and the dissipation of the Dao. There is no third option.

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Beneath the Abyssal, within the stone wall.

He knew nothing about the Heavenly Intent Dao Tribulation, the Heavenly Will Lightning Tribulation, the Abyssal netherworld earth fire, or the strange wind.

At this moment, he only knew that the Heavenly Will targeting him was coming!

"Boom!"

Without any warning or time to react, thunder exploded in the sky. Countless strands of pale lightning, as fine as hair, descended one after another, disappearing into the mountain wall in a flash. Looking at the mountain wall, it was completely undamaged, without even a scorch mark left, as if these hair-thin lightning bolts were insubstantial.

"It's here!" Lu Chen felt something and suddenly looked up.

In the next instant, dozens of strands of pale lightning, as fine as hair, appeared. In a flash, they entered through his fontanelle, striking straight into his Jiangong Golden Citadel, landing on his Dao Embryo that had just broken through the nine cun nine limit.

"Hmm?!" Lu Chen's expression changed slightly.

He knew about Heavenly Tribulations.

Starting from the Yin God breaking through the Yang God barrier, one had to undergo heavenly disaster Lightning Tribulations. After entering the Yang God realm, one had to experience nine layers of Lightning Tribulations, each more terrifying than the last. However, Lightning Tribulations could be resisted. He had never heard of anything like this, which couldn't be resisted and entered directly through the fontanelle to strike the Jiangong Golden Citadel.

But there was no time to think. His newly formed Dao Embryo had been struck by dozens of hair-thin pale lightning bolts. In an instant, the lightning exploded, making his Jiangong Golden Citadel feel like it had turned into a sea of lightning.

What immense magical power had gathered in a Dao Embryo that surpassed the nine cun nine limit? Yet, in the face of this bizarre Lightning Tribulation, there was no room for resistance.

Lu Chen only felt the Jiangong Golden Citadel shake violently. Even his body, possessing vital energy and spirit, couldn't withstand it. His entire body felt as if it were about to shatter, and his Dao Embryo was on the verge of collapsing. It instantly melted by one cun, falling back down to nine cun.

"It looks astonishing, but it's not impossible to resist after all!" Lu Chen's eyes lit up, instantly understanding the key point.

This tribulation could not be blocked, but it could be resisted by relying on the abundant magical power within the Dao Embryo. And he had plenty of magical power.

The Lightning Tribulation is bizarre, striking directly at the Dao Embryo?

Then I will replenish it with magical power! Let's see whether your Heavenly Tribulation strikes faster or my Dao Embryo condenses faster!

"Indeed, struggling against the heavens is what's interesting."

Lu Chen endured the unspeakable intense pain coming from his Physical Body and the Jiangong Golden Citadel, grinning.

Subsequently, the vast magical power accumulated in the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin surged out again, entering the Jiangong Golden Citadel.

The hair-thin pale tribulation lightning continued to rage within his Dao Embryo, attempting to completely wear down his Dao Embryo, which was still at nine cun. Conversely, the magical power from the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin was inexhaustible, pouring into the Dao Embryo, and it quickly re-condensed above nine cun nine.

Next, Lu Chen's Dao Embryo was constantly being struck by the tribulation lightning and then constantly absorbing magical power to recover.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Lu Chen felt that his Dao Embryo seemed to be undergoing some currently unknown change under the pounding of the tribulation lightning. The more the tribulation lightning struck, the greater this change became.

His Dao Embryo was continuously becoming more condensed and stronger. Faintly, it even seemed to carry a hint of ethereal and elusive 'Immortal energy'?

After an unknown amount of time, the pale tribulation lightning was finally worn down by the vast magical power within the Dao Embryo, dissipating into nothingness. Looking back at Lu Chen's Dao Embryo, it faintly seemed to possess a semblance of a 'divine or Buddha' image, gaining more sacred aura, no longer just a cultivation fruit condensed from magical power as it was before.

This was the 'sacred' form created by enduring the tribulations of heaven and earth!

Before Lu Chen could carefully comprehend the changes within, the vague premonition of a great tribulation descending arrived again.

Immediately, pale earth fire surged from beneath the ground, entering through his Yongquan acupoint, burning directly at the Dao Embryo in the Jiangong Golden Citadel.

The terrifying temperature burning within his body made Lu Chen feel as if his entire flesh and blood were about to melt. His Dao Embryo also rapidly melted, dropping from above nine cun nine to eight cun in the blink of an eye, making it even harder to endure than the previous Lightning Tribulation.

"Again!" Lu Chen winced from the burning of the bizarre earth fire.

However, having the experience of being struck by the Lightning Tribulation, his heart was like a rock, remaining steadfast and unmoved. He simply allowed the earth fire to burn, while the magical power from the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin continued to fill in, wearing down the earth fire.

Thus, his Dao Embryo was burned by the earth fire again, then recovered, recovered, and was burned again.

Finally, the earth fire disappeared. His Dao Embryo became even more sacred, surrounded by Immortal light and radiating brilliant divine light. It truly seemed as though it was about to become a divine being, stepping out from his Jiangong Golden Citadel and ascending to the Nine Heavens.