173: Use the power of heavenly tribulation to condense the Dharma body!

At this moment, Li Shengyuan’s heart was as still as water; even facing this heaven-destroying tribulation, his inner being remained undisturbed.

Feeling the nine types of heaven and earth power wantonly ravaging the surroundings, coupled with the Heart Demon Tribulation that had begun to affect his state of mind, Li Shengyuan smiled faintly.

“A Ten Heavenly Tribulations? I suppose this counts as making history, rather interesting…”

Perhaps sensing Li Shengyuan’s disdain, the nine types of heaven and earth power grew even more violent, so much so that even a Third-Rank cultivator would be torn to shreds if they tried to approach!

Li Shengyuan, however, allowed his spirit, which had already reached Second-Rank, to emerge from his body.

To truly transform, one must undergo the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation.

In a blink of an eye, a purple lightning bolt first struck Li Shengyuan’s physical body, yet it didn’t even break his defense, merely staining the corner of his clothes.

But the appearance of this lightning bolt was like a fuse, as the Nine Heavenly Tribulations began to relentlessly bombard Li Shengyuan’s physical body, spirit, and two Divine Demon Embodiments!

Li Shengyuan had to simultaneously resist the ravages of the Nine Heavenly Tribulations and the Heart Demon Tribulation, which tugged at the weaknesses deep within his heart.

The Nine Heavenly Tribulations took turns ravaging his physical body.

The Metal Heavenly Tribulation represented the sharpest edge in the world! Eighteen types of weapons emerged from the heavens and earth, heavily striking his physical body; even his indestructible Second-Rank Embodiment was wounded and bleeding, but at the same time, this sharpest edge in the world was also integrated into his Embodiment, continuously strengthening and perfecting it.

The Wood Heavenly Tribulation represented the most tenacious vitality and recovery in the world! But the Heavenly Tribulation was instead stripping away his vitality, delaying his recovery from the wounds inflicted by the Metal Heavenly Tribulation.

The Water Heavenly Tribulation represented endless cycles of life and death, boundless and inexhaustible! At this moment, it continuously battered and struck his body and spirit, making Li Shengyuan feel as if he were in a whirlpool, unable to struggle, and it even transformed into ice and snow, causing him multiple layers of damage!

The Fire Heavenly Tribulation was enough to incinerate all things, representing destruction! But for Li Shengyuan, this was the easiest; not only had he experienced raging flames when he was Third-Rank, but he had also initially mastered the power of the raging flames, and his Pure Yang Body made him completely resistant to fire!

The Earth Heavenly Tribulation represented profound weight; ordinary people found it difficult to fly through the air precisely because of the gravity brought by the earth! Tens of thousands of times the normal gravity pressed down on Li Shengyuan, not only making it difficult for him to tread on air but also slowing down the circulation of spiritual energy within his body, significantly reducing the speed of both martial arts and divine abilities!

The Five Elements power was the most fundamental heaven and earth power, and at this moment, they relentlessly ravaged Li Shengyuan’s body and spirit; if he couldn’t endure it, he would perish and his path would cease…

However, within the Heavenly Tribulation, there was also a glimmer of hope; the Five Elements power mutually generated and restrained each other, and if used well, it could produce miraculous effects!

Using their own spear to attack their own shield!

Initially, Li Shengyuan looked extremely miserable, but as his physical body, spirit, and Embodiment gradually absorbed the purest Five Elements power from this Heavenly Tribulation, it instead allowed him to advance further!

The Heavenly Tribulation was the best way to refine the Embodiment!

As the purest Five Elements power was refined and absorbed into his body, using the principle of mutual generation and restraint of the Five Elements, the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation posed less and less of a threat to Li Shengyuan, and he became more and more composed.

As for the Purple Heavenly Lightning Tribulation, it was the most effective tool for refining the physical body and tempering the spirit!

As long as one could withstand the increasingly powerful Purple Heavenly Lightning Tribulation, one’s own strength could also reach a higher level!

The gale-force winds cut at Li Shengyuan like knives, but having experienced it during his breakthrough to Third-Rank Heavenly Tribulation, he already had initial resistance and understanding of the gale-force winds.

Facing the gale-force winds was not about going against them, but about moving with them; this was the power of wind control!

Light and darkness share the same origin (previously, ice was changed to darkness; ice is a variant of water and will not be a separate one).

However, these two forces, which should be mutually restraining, were now simultaneously ravaging Li Shengyuan.

Light is the power of purification, capable of removing filth from the world; the Ancient God Embodiment is an extension of the power of light!

It caused the most severe damage to his Ancient Demon Avatar and physical body.

Darkness belongs to evil and filth, capable of polluting and corrupting everything; the Ancient Demon Avatar is a variation of the power of darkness!

It caused the most terrifying erosion to the Ancient God Embodiment and spirit.

The two layers of light and darkness, new life after destruction, then destruction again, constantly ravaging Li Shengyuan’s body and will…

This made Li Shengyuan experience the fear the Six Demon Lords felt when he was dominated by his Divine Demon Sky-Annihilating Imprint…

But this was also the best material for strengthening the Divine Demon Embodiment!

Li Shengyuan even felt that refining and absorbing the power of the Light-Dark Heavenly Tribulation had a better effect than the God-Demon Origin!

After all, the God-Demon Origin itself was nurtured by the Heavenly Dao, an extension of the two powers of light and darkness!

Ordinary people undergoing Heavenly Tribulation, even those undergoing the Nine Heavenly Tribulations, would only experience one of light or darkness.

Li Shengyuan had also absorbed the God-Demon Origin and possessed the Divine Demon Embodiment, which is why he attracted the descent of two extremely conflicting Heavenly Tribulations!

However, this was also a great opportunity for Li Shengyuan!

The crowd at Shanhai Pass in the distance, watching the Nine Heavenly Tribulations baptizing and ravaging Li Shengyuan, had long since turned pale and were stunned in place.

Even from a great distance, they still felt incredibly insignificant…

If they were to witness Li Shengyuan fail his tribulation, those present might lose the courage to undergo Heavenly Tribulation themselves.

But if they were to witness Li Shengyuan successfully pass the Heavenly Tribulation, they would undoubtedly be greatly encouraged!

At this moment, Chen Qingyang, the Vice Sect Master of Qingyang Sect, looked at Sect Leader Fang Xiaolin with a pale face and bitter expression, asking:

“Sect Master… how does your Second-Rank Heavenly Tribulation compare to Lord Li’s?”

The various Third-Rank cultivators present also looked over at the sound; Li Shengyuan’s tribulation made their scalps tingle, even though his Second-Rank Heavenly Tribulation far surpassed ordinary ones, even a normal Second-Rank Heavenly Tribulation was enough to instill fear…

Sect Leader Fang Xiaolin shook his head with a bitter smile and said, “I only underwent an ordinary Six Heavenly Tribulations, how can it compare to this…?”

“I fear it’s only one or two tenths of its power.”

If he were to undergo Li Shengyuan’s Heavenly Tribulation, he might as well just slit his own throat.

Although the crowd breathed a slight sigh of relief, their hearts were also incredibly heavy.

No wonder Second-Rank cultivators were rare in the world; the Heavenly Tribulation alone, as a formidable obstacle, could make many proud talents change color at the mere mention of it…

It wasn’t that the stronger one’s talent and strength, the easier it was to break through, as everyone’s Heavenly Tribulation was different.

No matter what your talent, only those who could successfully break through to Second-Rank were true geniuses!

King Yan, Muyun Xiao, was very strong in both strength and talent, but he was terrified of the Heavenly Tribulation, lacking absolute certainty of success, and thus did not break through for a long time, eventually being cruelly killed by Li Shengyuan…

After a long while, Sect Leader Fang Xiaolin stared intently in Li Shengyuan’s direction, his eyes bright as he said:

“Lord Li truly lives up to his reputation as a peerless talent of all ages; he is still handling such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation with ease.

Although the Heavenly Tribulation is getting stronger, he has not shown any signs of fatigue; instead, he has become more composed, even using the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to refine his Embodiment.

Such talent is truly unparalleled through the ages!”

“Once he finishes his breakthrough, just the residual heaven and earth power there will probably be enough to become a cultivation treasure land!”

Everyone’s eyes lit up, “So that means Lord Li’s tribulation will be fine, right?”

Sect Leader Fang Xiaolin shook his head, his expression solemn as he said, “Until the Heavenly Tribulation ends, no one can say for sure; there are too many unknown variables, and we don’t know how his Heart Demon Tribulation is…

“However, from the current situation, the problem doesn’t seem big!”