272: Ten times the calamity

Upon seeing this, the scholar immediately warned loudly.

"Chen Tianming! This is an exclusive technique of the Demon Sect. It forcibly draws the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into oneself, gathers it in the Golden Core, and uses brute force to shatter the Golden Core, transforming it into a Nascent Soul!"

Chen Tianming did not need the scholar to remind him; he could feel it too.

At this moment, the Seven Stars Sect Leader's cultivation realm was surging.

However, this was not something he had attained through his own enlightenment; this realm was only briefly maintained by the technique.

This technique was practically tantamount to suicide.

Once a practitioner breaks through the Golden Core stage, they officially step onto the threshold of immortality.

Upon reaching the Nascent Soul realm, a practitioner's physical body becomes practically indestructible, and their soul can reside within the Nascent Soul, allowing for out-of-body experiences at any time.

Truly achieving transcendence beyond the mortal body.

Because the Nascent Soul itself is too heaven-defying, breakthroughs are often accompanied by various Heavenly Tribulations.

If one's strength is insufficient, a single moment of carelessness can lead to death within the tribulation.

Therefore, in the cultivation world, those outstanding individuals capable of ascending to the Nascent Soul realm never rush to break through directly from the Golden Core stage.

Instead, they continuously accumulate spiritual power, seize opportunities, and acquire countless natural treasures and ancient artifacts.

Only after possessing the absolute strength to survive the tribulation do they choose to break through.

The Seven Stars Sect Leader, this time, was not just actively breaking through, but also forcibly breathing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his Golden Core.

This behavior was even more heaven-defying!

The Heavenly Tribulation caused during such a breakthrough would be even more formidable.

Furthermore, since it is maintained by a technique, the person undergoing the tribulation usually lacks the corresponding strength.

Therefore, once this technique is used, there is almost only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of survival.

Back then, the people of the Demon Sect craved power.

Over the long years, countless Demon Sect members learned this technique and immediately gambled on that one-in-ten-thousand chance.

After all, in the eyes of a practitioner, if one cannot become a powerhouse, it is better to die!

And with the opportunity to become a powerhouse right before them, they had to try, regardless of winning or losing!

Because so many people attempted it, Demon Sect members, especially the elite of the Golden Core stage, gradually became fewer and fewer.

With no other choice, the Demon Sect members finally sealed this technique away.

Unexpectedly, it had appeared now in the hands of the Seven Stars Sect Leader.

Seeing the Seven Stars Sect Leader's strength surge, Chen Tianming did not take it to heart.

In his view, the strength of the Golden Core stage and the Nascent Soul stage were the same.

Neither was a match for him, a powerhouse of the Spirit Transformation realm!

The Seven Stars Sect Leader looked up and laughed loudly, endless spiritual power erupting from his palms.

Inside the formation where Chen Tianming stood, raging flames suddenly erupted.

Just as he adapted to the temperature of the flames, he immediately discovered that bone-chilling frost was condensing within the formation!

The speed at which the surrounding environment changed was almost unimaginable to Chen Tianming.

However, this weather and temperature had absolutely no effect on him.

Chen Tianming, on the contrary, began to enjoy it happily.

"Ice and fire at the same time! Quite a complete performance! Do you also know the Guanyin Sitting on the Lotus? Your tricks can only delay me for a moment at most!"

This made the women present blush.

But the Seven Stars Sect Leader simply confessed.

"Ha! What did you think? Isn't what I'm doing meant to seal you in?"

"In a while, the three Great Peak Masters will return, and the Demon Sect and Sky Thunder Sect will definitely send experts as well. When that time comes, don't blame us righteous sects for joining forces to deal with you, you devil!"

Chen Tianming continued to sneer but did not respond.

Instead, he opened his palm and gently held it up in the air.

In the sky, countless clones of the Xuanyuan Sword quickly gathered, condensing into a massive golden sword inlaid with archaic patterns in mid-air.

This golden sword was so large that it could be seen from anywhere on the entire Heavenly Spirit Peak!

Everyone felt as if their eardrums were about to shatter; a powerful sonic vibration came from the mountain.

The massive golden sword in the sky descended.

Just like a satellite falling from the sky, a distinct red glow appeared around the sword's body.

The great sword smashed down, striking exactly on the Seven Stars Sect Leader's back.

A cracking sound was heard.

The Seven Stars Sect Leader's entire chest seemed to have been shattered by the Xuanyuan Sword!

Yet, he gritted his teeth through the pain and continued to strengthen the seal with his hands.

However, Chen Tianming was not in a hurry.

With a point of his finger, the massive Xuanyuan Sword transformed into an electric drill.

Amidst flying sparks, the Seven Stars Sect Leader's spiritual power was almost completely exhausted.

Chen Tianming raised the massive precious sword once again.

This strike would definitely take the Seven Stars Sect Leader's life.

However, at this moment, the Seven Stars Sect Leader, acting as if he had no regard for his life, suddenly broke the seal and rushed towards Chen Tianming.

To Chen Tianming's astonishment, the Seven Stars Sect Leader actually grabbed hold of him.

Ding Xiaoyu and the others immediately stood with their hands on their hips, shouting in dissatisfaction.

"You old man! How can you take advantage of someone's husband?"

"If you hug my husband, and my husband can hug me, doesn't that mean you've indirectly hugged me?"

Ding Xiaoyu's words immediately made Chen Tianming burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! You're an interesting person; since you can't beat me, are you now using a soft approach?"

Just as Chen Tianming finished speaking.

A sound of dragons roaring and tigers howling spread across the wilderness.

Chen Tianming opened his eyes and scanned his surroundings.

He immediately discovered that the dark clouds contained endless laws of heaven and earth.

It was merely a small world, yet unexpectedly, it had brought over all the rules of the fantasy world.

And among these world rules, the most prominent one was that if one used cheating methods to break through from Golden Core to Nascent Soul, they would inevitably suffer a tenfold Heavenly Tribulation.

At this moment, in the dark clouds, several azure dragons formed from lightning were baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, their bodies so long they seemed endless.

At this moment, Chen Tianming finally understood.

So this grandson never intended to fight him at all.

Stalling for time wasn't to let those two sect leaders help.

The reason this guy stalled for so long was just for this very moment.

Forcibly breaking through the Golden Core to reach the Nascent Soul realm.

The Heavenly Tribulation would then descend with a tenfold penalty.

At this time, anyone with a brain would stay a hundred feet away from such a foolish practitioner.

To avoid being affected by the tribulation themselves!

Only Chen Tianming, this great villain who didn't understand the fantasy world very well, was foolishly standing together with the Seven Stars Sect Leader.

A cracking sound was heard, and a loud explosion erupted from the dark clouds.

A divine dragon descended from the sky, its entire body wreathed in lightning.

The Seven Stars Sect Leader laughed wantonly.

"Hahahaha! Tenfold Thunder Tribulation, Chen Tianming, even if you were a Great Luo Golden Immortal, I could make you die without a burial place!"

Undercurrents surged, and there were more and more thunder dragons in the sky.

The first heavenly dragon immediately crashed down.

With a boom, the heavenly thunder exploded.

Immediately following were the second and third divine dragons.

A violent wind raged across the entire Seven Stars Altar, sending sand and stones flying; no one could see what was happening.

All ten bolts of heavenly thunder fell.

The entire Seven Stars Altar had turned into ruins.

Chen Tianming's figure, like the Seven Stars Sect Leader's, had completely disappeared.