486: Chapter 486 Peak of Tribulation

Eight days. A full eight days.

The first seven days of mourning for Great Love Immortal Venerable had already passed before the System leisurely popped up a message.

[Congratulations Host! You have led Dao Seeking Sect to spread its fame across the Nine Provinces once again. Reward: 2,000,000 reputation points]

Two million.

Chen Xuan stared at that string of numbers, his eyelid twitching slightly.

Although he knew this battle would bring reputation, he hadn't expected this much. It seemed that publicly slaying an Immortal Venerable and exposing the Yao Race's five-hundred-year scheme carried even more weight than he had anticipated.

The heart he had been holding in suspense finally settled.

Two million reputation points were enough for him to break through the Mahayana Stage. To the true Realm of a Heavenly Venerable.

Chen Xuan took a deep breath and opened the System panel.

"Let's do this."

[Congratulations Host! You have consumed 150,000 sect prestige points and obtained the Third Layer Mahayana cultivation base!]

[Congratulations Host! You have consumed 160,000 sect prestige points and obtained the Fourth Layer Mahayana cultivation base!]

[Congratulations Host! You have consumed 170,000 sect prestige points...]

[Congratulations Host! You have consumed...]

Eighth Layer Mahayana.

Ninth Layer Mahayana.

The reputation points were still dropping. Five hundred thousand, six hundred thousand, seven hundred thousand; the numbers decreased as if they had wings.

Beads of sweat formed on Chen Xuan's forehead. His Dantian was currently like a balloon being constantly inflated; clearly at its limit, yet more was being forced inside.

The moment the final notification sound rang out, Chen Xuan felt the entire world change.

Not as a metaphor. It truly changed.

He could feel the flow of every speck of Spiritual Qi in the air, the growth of every plant and tree within a hundred-mile radius, and the churning of magma deep underground. This perception didn't come from a Divine Sense scan, but from a natural "knowing," just as a person can feel where their own limbs are.

This was the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

He began to understand why this Realm was called "Tribulation Crossing." It wasn't because one had to undergo a Heavenly Tribulation, but because at this stage, a Cultivator already had half a foot outside the Laws of heaven and earth, and the world would instinctively reject and suppress you.

Chen Xuan took a deep breath.

It wasn't over yet.

High-Grade Realm Advancement Card—use it now.

He took out the card and crushed it.

A power more majestic than everything before combined surged into his body from the Void Realm. If the previous upgrades were like pouring water into a cup, this was like pouring an ocean into a cup.

Second, Third, Fourth Layer of Tribulation Crossing.

Every inch of his Physical Body began to autonomously absorb Spiritual Qi without the need for a Cultivation Technique to operate.

Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Layer...

Chen Xuan felt like he was being dragged along by a runaway carriage. The power came too fast and too violently; he didn't even have time to sense the changes of each layer individually. He could only passively endure it, watching his cultivation base numbers jump all the way up.

Sigh, I really envy the local natives.

They get to experience the pleasure of breaking through every single cultivation barrier.

Unlike me, who is left only with the boredom brought by cheating.

Suddenly!

Chen Xuan's Divine Sense broke through a certain boundary, allowing him to vaguely perceive the existence of the Heavenly Dao Laws. Those Laws were like countless transparent silk threads woven into a great net covering the entire world. Previously, he was a fish in the net; now, his hand had touched the edge of the net.

Ninth Layer of Tribulation Crossing.

Perfection.

Everything returned to tranquility, and Chen Xuan opened his eyes.

He sat in place, his white clothes unmoved and his hair unruffled. The entire process took no more than the time for half a cup of tea.

He raised his right hand and gently clenched his fist.

The space in his palm shattered.

It wasn't intentional; he had just used a bit too much strength in his grip, and the Void Realm shattered like glass. Black cracks spread between his fingers, taking several breaths to repair themselves.

Peak Tribulation Crossing! The same height as that Experience Card.

Chen Xuan closed his eyes and felt the power within his body.

Vast as the sea, majestic as a mountain. With every movement, he felt as if he could tear through the Void Realm. This sense of power was more real and clearer than what the Experience Card provided, because he had "walked" up here himself, step by step—even if this step was a bit large.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Chen Xuan frowned slightly:

"I couldn't break the limits of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm?"

He could now reach the height the Experience Card could reach. But any further, and he couldn't take another step. It was like a transparent ceiling was pressing down on his head; he could see what was above, but he couldn't reach it.

The System panel popped up.

[Congratulations Host for successfully breaking through to the Peak Tribulation Transcendence Realm. Only after the Sect is upgraded to Level 3 can you break the cultivation base limit, become the master of this world, and control the rules of this Heavenly Dao.]

Chen Xuan looked at this message and fell silent for a moment.

"What a loss."

He clicked his tongue, his tone annoyed: "If I had known, I would have used that High-Grade Realm Advancement Card at the Peak Mahayana Stage."

Using the card at Peak Mahayana would have rushed him directly to Peak Tribulation Crossing, and the saved reputation points could have been used for something else.

However, that bit of regret circled once and then dissipated.

To reach this Realm, one should be content. Without that card, who knows how many millions he would have had to dump in to stack up to Peak Tribulation Crossing?

At least now... in the Nine Provinces Continent, he truly could walk sideways.

The next moment, with a thought from Chen Xuan.

He was already standing in the sky above Dao Seeking Sect.

Clouds churned beneath his feet, the mountain gate spread out in layers, and the halls and pavilions were arranged in an orderly fashion. He glanced down and raised a hand to beckon.

The white Jade Hairpin on his head flew out, hovering before him while emitting bursts of shimmering light.

Chen Xuan pointed with two fingers.

The hairpin vibrated slightly.

The entire Dao Seeking Sect, along with the mountain gate, halls, Danyun Hall, Divine Ability Pavilion, and that Flat Peach Forest on the back mountain, were lifted as if by an invisible palm. They shrank silently, turning into a streak of white light that entered the body of the hairpin.

Outside the mountain.

A group of gathered Cultivators were pointing toward Dao Seeking Sect and discussing animatedly. The content of their talk was all about hearing how this Sect Master Chen had slain Great Love Immortal Venerable and eliminated a scourge for the Human Race.

Halfway through their words, they stopped abruptly.

"Wait, where's Dao Seeking Sect?"

"Where did such a big mountain gate go!"

Deep in the peach forest of the back mountain, there was an elegant courtyard with bluestone flooring and a bamboo fence. The branches of several old peach trees reached over the walls. Qi Yue sat cross-legged in the courtyard, eyes closed in cultivation, her breathing steady as spiritual light slowly circulated around her.

She hadn't sensed the slightest movement regarding her Sect's relocation.

Chen Xuan raised his hand again, and the Primordial Silence Heaven Seal flew out from his sleeve. The palm-sized seal hovered above his head, its silver patterns beginning to flow—one rotation, two, three.

A silver light screen expanded silently, enveloping the entire Mustard Seed World.

The Power of Time descended.

One hundred fold.

One day outside, one hundred days inside.

What seemed like half a year of time was actually a full fifty years of time given to Mu Wanqing and the others for their cultivation.

Chen Xuan clicked his tongue: "It seems I declared the time for too long; half a month would have been sufficient."

Thinking of this, the corner of Chen Xuan's mouth curled slightly. He wondered what kind of expression that Flirtatious Fox would have when she saw the several Tribulation Transcendence Realm Disciples under his command.

Nine great Tribulation Transcendence Realm Disciples, lined up in a row.

That scene should be quite interesting.