172: Li Shengyuan's second-grade heavenly tribulation!

Just as Zixuan's thoughts were complex, Li Shengyuan's figure had already appeared on the street, concentrating, and then flew past her, disappearing from her sight and standing with his hands behind his back high above the Nine Heavens.

At this moment, many people came to the street, looking at the sky that had instantly darkened and discussing animatedly.

The waiter said with a strange expression, "This weather is really odd. It's broad daylight, and there was just a big sun, but in a moment, it's turned gloomy..."

"It's raining, time to bring in the clothes!"

He said, carrying the goods that were drying outside, and walked inside.

Zixuan looked at Li Shengyuan's figure high above the Nine Heavens with a solemn expression, a hint of worry appearing in her eyes. Breaking through to the Second Rank and undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation could very well lead to death and the dissipation of one's dao!

She felt that Li Shengyuan should have delayed it a bit longer and made more preparations.

Although she was clearly a little worried, she couldn't help but grit her teeth and curse:

"That stinky man is indeed a scoundrel. He said he'd treat me to wontons, but he ran off halfway. I must make him treat me ten times to make up for it!"

Then, she said to the waiter, "Waiter, check, please!"

The waiter walked over with a smile, "Lord, the boss said that you are all heroes who guard Shanhai Pass, so this meal is on us. Consider it our treat!"

Zixuan frowned and said, "I'm not short on this meal's money!"

After saying that, she threw down a silver ingot and then flew away.

The waiter, however, stared blankly at Zixuan's departing back, wiped the silver, and put it away, muttering:

"Truly the methods of an immortal, disappearing just like that..."

He shook his head and was about to clear the bowls and chopsticks when he heard bursts of clamor. Being someone who loved to watch a good show, he couldn't help but listen intently.

"Oh my goodness, the man who just flew out from that roadside stall seems to be Lord Li Shengyuan!"

"Stop joking, how could Lord Li come to this place?!"

"I swear I'm not lying. I saw Lord Li up close with my master's elders on Shanhai Pass. Although that person just now slightly disguised himself, I still recognized him. And that leaked pressure just now, who else do you think could possess it? It must be Lord Li!"

Waiter: "???"

"Why was Lord Li in such a hurry? And this celestial phenomenon... Wait a minute... Is Lord Li perhaps about to break through to the Second Rank?!"

"Damn it, what kind of wontons did Lord Li eat? He actually broke through to the Second Rank just by eating them?!"

"Don't mind all that nonsense, this is a great opportunity! Hurry and grab a spot, if you're late, you'll only be able to stand at the back!"

"Right, right, right..."

Looking at the departing backs of those cultivators, the waiter, who was about to clear the bowls and chopsticks, stood frozen in place.

He looked down at the bowl from which Li Shengyuan had eaten wontons. Was the person he was just chatting with Li Shengyuan?

The waiter's eyes gradually widened, and then he excitedly ran into the shop.

"Boss, we're rich, our shop is going to be rich!"

...

Many years later, a wonton shop swept across the north and south of the great river, and they relied solely on one sentence:

"Li Shengyuan ate two bowls of wontons at our shop and directly broke through to the Second Rank!"

With this gimmick, even if people knew it was impossible, they would still be tempted to come and try two bowls...

Getting back to the main topic...

After Li Shengyuan, high above the Nine Heavens, had that moment of enlightenment, his cultivation surged forth!

The power of all living beings and the power of heaven and earth continuously poured into his body, almost instantaneously breaking through the Second Rank cultivation shackles!

Sometimes, breakthroughs depend on a single catalyst.

However, the harder part was yet to come, and that was the Heavenly Tribulation!

As Li Shengyuan's cultivation aura grew stronger and stronger, the pressure emanating from the Heavenly Tribulation high above the Nine Heavens became heavier and heavier!

The oppressive feeling of the Heavenly Tribulation, even from hundreds of miles away, made it hard to breathe...

Li Shengyuan chose to undergo the tribulation in the plain Outside the Pass, bordering the Far North, which was also a battlefield junction.

Here, it would not affect the people inside Shanhai Pass.

Li Shengyuan stood with his hands behind his back, calmly awaiting the arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation!

At the same time, the city wall of Shanhai Pass was already filled with cultivators from various places.

The later they arrived, the more obscure their position...

The moment the Heavenly Tribulation began to condense, the various powerhouses within Shanhai Pass had already sensed it.

The most sensitive to this was none other than Sect Leader Fang Xiaolin, the Sect Master of Qingyang Sect.

He had only recently passed his Heavenly Tribulation and still had a shadow in his heart regarding it. Now, sensing the appearance of the Heavenly Tribulation again, he was instantly terrified and came outside to check the situation.

Upon seeing that the person undergoing the tribulation was Li Shengyuan, he breathed a sigh of relief, having thought that the Heavenly Tribulation might have a delayed effect.

However, looking at Li Shengyuan, who had only recently broken through to the Third Rank, then immediately breaking through to the Second Rank, his emotions became incredibly complex.

Then, Li Mu, Fan You, and others appeared one after another.

Cultivators from within Shanhai Pass continuously rushed towards this location.

Li Mu's brows were tightly furrowed as he gazed at Li Shengyuan, who was more than ten miles Outside the Pass. His heart was filled with doubts, and he said in a deep voice:

"What's going on? Wasn't everything fine yesterday? Why is Shengyuan undergoing the Second Rank Heavenly Tribulation so early this morning?"

It wasn't just him; everyone present also looked bewildered and perplexed.

Among the crowd, Shen Xinrong and Princess Pingyang exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion.

They had both just woken up and were wondering where Li Shengyuan had gone, never expecting to hear that he had run off to undergo the Second Rank Heavenly Tribulation!

Yue Xiyan remained silent, only gazing at Li Shengyuan in the distance. Having cultivated together with their souls intertwined for so long, she and Li Shengyuan were both only one catalyst away from breaking through to the Second Rank.

Yue Xiyan had originally thought she might be a step ahead, but she never expected Li Shengyuan to take the lead. She continuously prayed for Li Shengyuan in her heart.

The stronger one's strength, talent, and potential, the stronger the Heavenly Tribulation one faces.

He could kill a Second Rank cultivator at the Third Rank, how terrifying would his Heavenly Tribulation be?

Yue Xiyan dared not imagine, she could only silently pray in her heart...

At this moment, Zixuan stared at Li Shengyuan with a solemn expression and slowly said:

"Just now, Lord Li and I were eating wontons in the shop. He ate two bowls, suddenly gained enlightenment, and then broke through!"

"What?! Gained enlightenment and broke through by eating wontons?!"

Everyone looked at Zixuan with bewildered expressions. If it weren't for her serious demeanor, they would have thought she was bragging or joking!

Everyone turned back to look at Li Shengyuan with strange expressions, but in their hearts, they began to ponder.

Which wonton shop was that? It actually had such a miraculous effect. They would have to go and try it someday...

Having experienced Li Shengyuan easily overcoming a tribulation once before, although they knew this Heavenly Tribulation would be unprecedentedly strong!

Everyone still had full confidence in him!

Li Shengyuan's Heavenly Tribulation did not gather momentum for too long. Soon, nine unique heaven and earth energies filled his tribulation area.

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, Darkness!

The Nine Heavenly Tribulations descended simultaneously!

The world-destroying scene made all the spectators tremble with fear.

Although everyone had anticipated it, at this moment, they still gasped in continuous surprise.

Li Mu's face was grim as he gritted his teeth and said, "Shengyuan is undergoing the most difficult Nine Heavenly Tribulations..."

Everyone envied and fell silent.

The Nine Heavenly Tribulations, this was the strongest grade of Second Rank Heavenly Tribulation.

At this moment, Sect Leader Fang Xiaolin frowned, shaking his head with a solemn expression:

"It's more than that. He should be undergoing the Ten Heavenly Tribulations..."

Everyone looked at him in confusion, and what Sect Leader Fang Xiaolin said made everyone turn pale with shock.

"The Heart Demon Tribulation is formless... And he's breaking through with both systems simultaneously..."

These words were like a heavy hammer striking everyone's chest.

An unprecedented Ten Heavenly Tribulations of the Dual System!

No one knew how terrifying this Heavenly Tribulation would be...

Li Shengyuan, at the very center of the Heavenly Tribulation, looked up at the sky with a calm expression. Two divine demon dharma bodies appeared beneath his feet, and he calmly said:

"Mortals also possess infinite power. As a cultivator, what is there to fear from a mere Heavenly Tribulation!"

"You... come!"