106: The Tribulation of Becoming a Saint, the Marks of Time!

"I plan to go back and investigate secretly, and also look for ways to break the Heavenly Venerate Restriction."

Bie Jingque's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

She even suspected that Senior Zuo Yuqiao's incident five hundred years ago was just a step in these secrets.

If she didn't figure this out, she would always feel uneasy.

Hearing this, Gu Qingchen nodded.

Then a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but he finally reminded her, "Be careful yourself."

"Don't worry."

Bie Jingque smiled lightly, "I have my own methods."

Using the System to investigate this matter was absolutely foolproof and without any danger.

Seeing Bie Jingque's confidence, Gu Qingchen didn't say much.

He handed her a talisman condensed from the exquisite myriad worlds map and said, "I'm also preparing to return to the Holy Land first to consolidate my cultivation. If you make any progress, you can contact me through this talisman."

"Alright."

Bie Jingque saw Gu Qingchen off at the cross-Realm teleportation array, watching his figure disappear, feeling a little lost in thought.

A moment later, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"As expected of you, the Devil King from my simulation."

...Time flowed, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

After returning to the Holy Land, Gu Qingchen only met with his Revered Master, the Holy Lord, once before entering seclusion.

He first cultivated in the Reincarnation Immortal Palace, utilizing the time flow array, and spent a full year in seclusion with An Zhiyu before emerging from the Immortal Palace.

Both of their strengths had greatly improved.

Gu Qingchen not only thoroughly consolidated his strength, but his cultivation also continuously broke through six minor Realms from Dao Refining First Heaven, reaching Dao Refining Seventh Heaven!

And An Zhiyu's strength also broke through from Dao Profound Ninth Heaven to Dao Peeking First Heaven.

Of course, these cultivations were not entirely obtained through arduous Cultivation.

The joint efforts of Gu Qingchen and An Zhiyu also played a significant part.

Although the increase in cultivation was much smaller after the first time they put in such effort, An Zhiyu still found great joy in it.

After emerging from seclusion, Gu Qingchen went to see his Revered Master again.

"Qingchen, you've emerged from seclusion."

Seeing Gu Qingchen arrive, Jiang Wuju smiled and nodded.

But then, as if he had discovered something, he frowned, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Did you use a method similar to controlling the flow of time to Cultivate in seclusion?"

"Indeed."

Gu Qingchen nodded, his eyes flickering slightly, "Is there some secret behind this?"

Seeing his Disciple admit it, a hint of self-reproach flashed in Jiang Wuju's heart.

After he became the Holy Lord, he had many affairs and little time. After taking Gu Qingchen as his Personal Disciple, he had never truly taught him seriously.

He had only given him an Emperor Scripture and some extra Cultivation resources.

"In fact, my Xuantian Holy Land also possesses methods to control the flow of time. Do you know why the Holy Land doesn't use it to nurture Prodigy Disciples?"

As one of the Ten Holy Lands, it was no surprise to Gu Qingchen that the Xuantian Holy Land had methods to control the flow of time.

Hearing his Revered Master's rhetorical question, he was also a little curious.

"Disciple does not know, why is this?"

"This is my oversight as your Revered Master."

Jiang Wuju shook his head, "As a Cultivator, you must know that when breaking through to the Three Saint Realm, one will face the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint."

"Indeed."

Gu Qingchen nodded.

It is said that beneath the Saint Realm, all are ants.

The gap between the Three Saint Realm and the Three Dao Realm is simply vast.

The reason for such a large gap is due to the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint.

This is a test given by the Heavenly Dao to Cultivators. If one cannot pass it, they will naturally turn into ashes, nourishing heaven and earth.

But if one can pass it, they will become a Saint and an Ancestor!

A Cultivator's Physical Body, Primordial Spirit, spiritual power, and so on, will undergo an all-round sublimation under the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint!

"The Tribulation of Becoming a Saint is extremely terrifying."

Jiang Wuju sighed with emotion, "Moreover, the higher one's talent, the stronger one's strength, and the deeper one's foundation, the more terrifying the power of the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint will be.

My Tribulation of Becoming a Saint back then not only had the Five Elements Grand Tribulation but also the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation, which was already terrifying enough.

And with your talent, strength, and foundation, Qingchen, your future Tribulation of Becoming a Saint will only be more terrifying."

"No matter."

Gu Qingchen waved his hand and said, "No matter what great tribulation it is, I will suppress it with my own strength."

Honestly, he had never worried about not being able to pass the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint.

This wasn't arrogance, but confidence.

"Originally, I also thought you would have no problem passing the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint, but now..."

Jiang Wuju sighed softly, a hint of worry in his eyes, "You used the time flow array to Cultivate. To the Heavenly Dao, this is an act of deceiving heaven, and the power of the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint will be even more terrifying.

Moreover, a Time Tribulation, even more terrifying than the Lightning Tribulation, will appear!"

"Time Tribulation?"

Gu Qingchen frowned upon hearing this.

"That's right."

Jiang Wuju nodded, "The Time Tribulation is the most terrifying and unpredictable tribulation. It might cut your lifespan, or your cultivation, or even make you revert to childhood, returning to your weak state, and then perish in the Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, even if you are lucky enough to pass the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint, the power of every subsequent Supreme Tribulation will also increase.

Once, a Loose Cultivator obtained a similar Supreme treasure, thinking they had gained an unparalleled Opportunity, and their cultivation grew rapidly, even catching up with the Holy Land's Prodigies for a time.

But in the end, they still died tragically under the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint."

"So that's how it is?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingchen frowned.

He hadn't expected this "Time Tribulation" to be so bizarre, making even him feel a little tricky.

"In short, the Traces of Time on your body are not serious now, and there is a great hope of passing the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint in the future."

Jiang Wuju, fearing Gu Qingchen would be overly worried, comforted him again, "Moreover, I will also try to find a way to see if I can wash away the Traces of Time for you, but for now, do not use the time flow array to Cultivate."

"Alright."

Gu Qingchen nodded.

He himself was confident in passing the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint.

But what about An Zhiyu?

She had also cultivated for a long time in the time flow array.

Even Su Anning too.

"Did the creator of the Reincarnation Immortal Palace not consider this when setting up this time flow array?

Or for him, if an existence couldn't even pass the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint, then it didn't matter if they perished?

There's even another possibility..."

Gu Qingchen's eyes narrowed slightly, "That is, in the Nether Ancient Era hundreds of billions of years ago, there was no such thing as the Tribulation of Becoming a Saint at all?"

Time was too long, and everything could change. Gu Qingchen didn't know what the real reason was.

"By the way, Qingchen, why did you come to see me?"

Jiang Wuju's question interrupted Gu Qingchen's contemplation.

He came back to his senses and said, "I will be returning to the Gu Family soon to represent the Family in the Myriad Stars Grand Offering. I came to inform Revered Master."

"The Myriad Stars Grand Offering on Myriad Stars Continent?"

Jiang Wuju nodded, "That is indeed a grand event. If you can win the championship in the Myriad Stars Grand Offering, you might have unexpected gains."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingchen's eyes narrowed slightly, "Then I shall look forward to it."

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