No hope for eternal life

Chapter 525 The Tribulation Begins

"No." Xiao Niansheng quickly stopped Mu Changsheng's idea and revealed a secret: "It's not that no one has done this before. As early as hundreds of thousands of years ago, someone had this idea. He took a part of the power of the spirit veins and replaced the top-grade spirit stones to overcome the tribulation. It was successful, but it caused irreversible damage to the spirit veins of that world, causing the spiritual power of that world to become extremely thin, becoming the most barren place among the nine worlds. That world is now the Sky Fire World. So since then, the high-level officials of the Nine Worlds have strictly prohibited cultivators from intercepting the power of spirit veins."

"There is such a thing." Mu Changsheng's heart trembled, and he immediately gave up the idea. The nine spiritual veins are the foundation of the Nine Realms, and they must not be shaken. Even if the human race and the demon race fight fiercely, they have never thought of destroying the other party's spiritual veins, because that would cut off the descendants. If anyone dares to destroy the spiritual veins, they will definitely be resisted and hunted down by all the cultivators in the Nine Realms.

While giving up the idea, Mu Changsheng had another question: "Why can the ninth realm cultivators use the power of the spirit veins to survive the calamity of the tenth realm?"

"That's because of the special nature of the spirit veins and the calamity of the ten realms." Xiao Niansheng patiently explained: "After a long period of research, it was found that the spirit veins of each realm have integrity, so intercepting the power of the spirit veins will destroy its integrity. On the contrary, as long as the method is appropriate and the integrity of the spirit vein is not destroyed, part of the power of the spirit vein can be absorbed for one's own use. Since the thunder calamity, spirit calamity, and wind and thunder calamity all have strong external destructive power, these cultivators' calamities cannot be passed near the spirit veins, otherwise they will cause irreversible damage to the spirit veins. The calamity of the ten realms is different, because it is not a calamity that manifests externally, but manifests inside the cultivator, and at the same time it is non-destructive to the outside. It is precisely because of the special nature of the calamity of the ten realms that someone had the wild idea of ​​borrowing the power of the spirit veins to pass the calamity of the ten realms."

"So that's how it is." Mu Changsheng suddenly realized, and he had a deeper understanding of the calamity of the ten realms. The calamity of the four elements of earth, fire, water and wind actually came from within.

“Since there is no better way, then I’ll just pass the tribulation within the Heavenly Spirit Realm.” Mu Changsheng said frankly. With his innate magical power, plus the Five Thunder Secret Technique he practiced, the Wind and Thunder Tribulation is his home ground. Even if a ninth-level cultivator from the Demon Clan breaks into the Wind and Thunder Tribulation and stops him from passing the tribulation, he is still not afraid.

"Well, but before you undergo the tribulation, we have to make arrangements in advance and cover up the sound of your tribulation as much as possible." Xiao Niansheng thought more deeply.

After returning to the Tianling Realm, Xiao Niansheng left in a hurry. She wanted to discuss the specific matters with Yi Qianhuan and others. Only when they were completely prepared could Mu Changsheng start to overcome the tribulation.

Mu Changsheng did not dare to be idle during this period. Although he had now mastered the body refining and was almost certain to pass the tribulation, it would always be good to be able to strengthen himself a little bit before passing the tribulation.

Mu Changsheng used his innate magical power to absorb a large amount of power from the spiritual ore for cultivation, which could increase his divine power and have the effect of refining his strength.

Two months passed and Xiao Niansheng still didn't come to find Mu Changsheng. Mu Changsheng was not in a hurry. As the spiritual veins of the human world and the sky fire world had not yet appeared, there was still plenty of time before the final battle of the ten realms.

On this day, Xiao Niansheng finally showed up and solemnly handed a storage ring to Mu Changsheng. Inside was 60 million top-grade spirit stones, which were also the last reserve spirit stones of the sect. You have to know that the sect's huge spirit stone mine is gone, and it will never be so easy to take out tens of millions of top-grade spirit stones in the future.

"Don't let me down." Xiao Niansheng warned softly. Although Mu Changsheng now only had to endure the great tribulation of wind and thunder, in her opinion, it was no different from the tribulation of the ten realms. She gave all the last top-grade spirit stones to Mu Changsheng, as if she was pinning all her hopes on Mu Changsheng.

Although Xiao Niansheng had tested Mu Changsheng's character many times, she still had a little worry in her heart. Before he reached the Tenth Realm, the Heavenly Emperor Lin Li had always been a good guy, but after reaching the Tenth Realm, he immediately changed his face. That was certainly related to Lin Li's own personality, but who can say it had nothing to do with his realm of cultivation? When a cultivator's cultivation and strength surpassed everyone else, his mentality would inevitably change, and that was exactly what Xiao Niansheng was worried about.

Mu Changsheng didn't know the meaning of Xiao Niansheng's advice at the moment. He only knew that Xiao Niansheng trusted him and helped him so much, and he would not let him down.

"Disciple will always remember the sect's mission to help the world." Mu Changsheng said solemnly. He had long seen Xiao Niansheng's determination and ambition to uphold justice, and had long regarded Xiao Niansheng as a role model.

Xiao Niansheng nodded and said softly: "Go underground to survive the tribulation. Everything has been arranged for you."

Mu Changsheng also nodded. The underground was undoubtedly the best place to overcome the tribulation. Firstly, it was relatively hidden. Secondly, he could also absorb the power of the earth fire for assistance, which complemented each other.

Mu Changsheng followed Xiao Niansheng deep into the deepest part of the earth. This place used to be very challenging for Mu Changsheng, but now it poses no threat at all.

Here, Mu Changsheng also met Yi Qianhuan, You Poling and Ao Yuan.

"You will undergo the tribulation here. Yi Qianhuan, You Poling, Ao Yuan and I will be stationed at four locations around you and work together to help you conceal the sound of your tribulation. We will also not let anyone get close to you. This way, we can keep your tribulation a secret to the greatest extent possible." Xiao Niansheng explained the general plan to Mu Changsheng.

"Thank you for your help." Mu Changsheng said solemnly to Yi Qianhuan and the other two.

"We are all fellow disciples and brothers. There is no trouble." You Poling waved his hand and said.

Ao Yuan was even more enthusiastic than You Po Ling, and praised Mu Changsheng vigorously, saying, "My friend is about to enter the Ninth Realm so soon. Looking at the Nine Realms, from ancient times to the present, only the Skyfire Emperor Chen Xuan can compete with you. What's more, you have the most special supreme destiny. I would like to congratulate you in advance on your successful tribulation."

Although You Poling and Ao Yuan didn't know yet that Mu Changsheng wanted to compete for the position of the Tenth Realm, they were still very happy to see the Tianling Sect add another Ninth Realm cultivator.

After the greetings, Xiao Niansheng and the other three dispersed in four directions, leaving only Mu Changsheng alone in the depths of the earth.

Mu Changsheng took a deep breath and began to break through.

Mu Changsheng first summoned the Dharmakāya, then exerted force with both palms and began to devour and integrate the power of the Dharmakāya.

The reason why the Dharmakāya of a cultivator in the realm of supernatural powers is so vital and is never shown to others easily is because it is the first step for a cultivator to break through to the ninth realm - the fusion of the Dharmakāya and the cultivator.