Immortal cultivation starts with copying.

Chapter 798 Crossing the Immortal Tribulation

When the group from Hanhai Prefecture arrived at Tianqiong Sect after several months, they happened to witness a major event.

Nine people came from Hanhai Prefecture this time, one more than last time.

Many people already have spots available, so they're too lazy to come. But this time it's different; anyone who doesn't come will regret it for the rest of their life.

After this competition, the patriarch of the Heavenly Vault Sect ordered Qingfeng to use the Ascension Platform to ascend to the Immortal Realm.

This is one of the most significant events in the entire spirit world. Even for cultivators undergoing tribulation, many of them will never encounter such an event in their entire lives.

Perhaps Ling Qingfeng could have ascended to the Immortal Realm long ago, but he deliberately waited until now.

This is not only a lesson for the vast number of cultivators undergoing tribulation, but also a way to bring fame to the Heavenly Vault Sect and make everyone owe the Heavenly Vault Sect a favor. It can be said to be killing three birds with one stone.

But for cultivators like Chen Yunhao who are undergoing tribulation, so be it. In this kind of situation, owing a favor three times is not as good as having one opportunity.

So when the competition actually started, no one had any good intentions, and they finished it hastily and perfunctorily over two months.

Chen Yunhao is a shoo-in for one of the spots; he hasn't wasted these past hundred years, as he has become even more proficient in using the Great Dao of Space.

Moreover, he now possesses a top-grade spiritual treasure, which leaves his opponents utterly helpless. He easily passes two rounds and secures a spot.

After the competition, everyone waited at Tianqiong Sect for more than half a month.

This is a tribulation to ascend to the Immortal Realm, something Qingfeng has been preparing for for over a hundred years. It's nothing for Chen Yunhao and the others to wait an extra half month.

Ling Qingfeng is a veteran cultivator who has already made a name for himself thousands of years ago. He is recognized as the number one expert among humans.

As early as a thousand years ago, Ling Qingfeng had already cultivated to the Great Perfection of Tribulation Transcending.

However, he was not confident about ascending to immortality, and has been delaying it until now.

Even if he doesn't cultivate, his cultivation level is still secretly increasing, and now it can no longer be suppressed, so he must ascend.

Ling Qingfeng felt somewhat unwilling. His lifespan was still long, with at least a thousand years to go. Being forced to ascend now was truly out of his control.

However, he could no longer suppress the magic power within him, and even hiding in the secret realm was of no use.

He can't hide forever. Once he reaches the outside of the secret realm, tribulation lightning will fall from the sky, forcing him to undergo the tribulation.

Half a month later, in a valley behind the Sky Dome Sect, the area had already been cleared out by the sect.

Ordinary disciples couldn't get close at all; only a circle of Tribulation Transcending cultivators surrounded the valley, about thirty or forty miles away.

This is their safe zone; if they get any closer, they'll be caught in the lightning strikes.

Near this valley, just over the mountain, lies the Ascension Platform, which can be used immediately after one has transcended tribulation.

After Chen Yunhao and the others were notified and arrived at the scene, the cultivators who had undergone tribulation from each state occupied a different direction, with the cultivators from Hanhai State standing in the due west position.

When they arrived at the scene, the valley was still deserted.

"Brother Hu, have you ever witnessed the Ascension Tribulation?"

"This is the first time I've ever met you, brother. I'm truly honored!"

Hu Yizhi said with a low laugh.

Such an opportunity is extremely rare for anyone, and it is something that all monks dream of throughout their lives.

Especially since the ascension path has been severed for thousands of years, only a handful of cultivators have actually been able to ascend, making Qingfeng the most promising candidate.

Just as the two were talking, a figure suddenly appeared in the valley.

The newcomer was none other than Ling Qingfeng, a figure whose mere stomp could shake the entire spirit realm.

At this moment, he looked like a frail old man, with no spiritual power and very ordinary appearance.

He stood in the valley with his hands behind his back, looking calm and composed, and smiled as he surveyed the surroundings.

Although it was just a glance, Chen Yunhao felt that the gaze was like a sharp sword, flashing across his body and making his skin sting.

"Wow, that's amazing...?"

Chen Yunhao was secretly alarmed. At Ling Qingfeng's level of cultivation, every move he made contained the Dao of Heaven, and his strength was unfathomable.

Ling Qingfeng looked up at the sky, and his aura suddenly intensified.

Even from thirty or fifty miles away, Chen Yunhao could still feel the overwhelming pressure coming at him.

It was as if the heavens had been angered by Ling Qingfeng; the once clear sky suddenly turned into a raging storm, and dark clouds rapidly gathered.

Suddenly, the sky darkened, the vegetation on the mountain was blown about, and some small rocks rolled down the mountainside.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the sky within a radius of dozens of miles turned as dark as night, with the clouds hanging extremely low, as if the sky were about to collapse, making people feel like they couldn't breathe.

Despite their exceptional cultivation levels, Chen Yunhao and the others were forced to retreat another seven or eight miles under the oppressive force of heaven and earth.

The thick, mountain-like dark clouds that had gathered suddenly began to churn and surge like waves, creating a huge vortex in the middle.

Anyone who has survived this tribulation knows that this is the Eye of Heavenly Tribulation, which is about to form.

Sure enough, countless electric currents surged within the enormous vortex, but instead of being pitch black, it presented an illusion like a fairyland.

Immortals and various mythical beasts from the sacred mountains constantly evolve within, captivating everyone's attention.

Gazing at that illusion for too long will suck your mind in, making you wish you could leap into it and instantly become an immortal.

Ling Qingfeng stood with his hands behind his back, not in a hurry at all, smiling faintly as he watched the ever-changing dark clouds in the sky.

The strange phenomenon in the sky had been brewing for a full hour when a silent bolt of lightning suddenly struck.

The lightning was golden and not very thick, only about the thickness of a forearm.

The entire sky was completely silent, except for the sound of the rolling dark clouds. The lightning was truly stealthy, as if it were launching a sneak attack.

Ling Qingfeng didn't know whether he was being arrogant or truly capable.

He hasn't taken out any protective magical artifacts or anything like that yet. He simply waved his sleeve, and a seven-colored ray of light appeared out of thin air, carrying the lightning bolt away, and vanished without a trace.

"What kind of supernatural power is this...!"

Chen Yunhao secretly guessed that there were countless martial arts techniques and supernatural abilities in the world, and it was normal that he had never seen them.

"This is the Heavenly Vault Sect's secret technique, the Formless Divine Light. This is the first time I've ever seen it. It's truly amazing!"

Hu Yizhi said in a low voice from the side.

Chen Yunhao racked his brains, but he couldn't recall ever hearing of such a divine skill or technique. He could only conclude that he knew too little about the Heavenly Dome Sect.

Now is not the time to ask questions in detail, because the second bolt of lightning from the sky has already struck.

Everyone held their breath, not even blinking, afraid of missing a single moment.

Ling Qingfeng used the same trick again, unleashing another beam of formless divine light, and the second golden divine lightning bolt vanished without a trace once more.

The celestial tribulation involves passing through eighty-one bolts of lightning, each bolt more powerful than the last. This celestial lightning comes directly from the celestial realm, and this is just the beginning.