"For me, the most stable situation right now is to sign in at Shenxuan Sect, but a great era is approaching, and it's impossible for me to remain uninvolved… Perhaps, the current change in Shenxuan Sect's destiny is quite related to me."
Han Xuanji thought of many things.
The change in a Sect's destiny is closely related to its many Disciples.
He should be considered a member of Shenxuan Sect, so Shenxuan Sect's destiny was still on an upward trend, but there was a faint black Qi Entanglement, which should be the influence of Heavenly Demon Sect.
Heavenly Demon Sect's destiny was clearly incomparably powerful. Even if Shenxuan Sect was only slightly affected, there were obvious ominous signs, and it would likely face a great change in the future.
"I frequently encounter some calamities, which are probably due to the influence of Heavenly Demon Sect's destiny. Am I being treated as someone who should undergo tribulation?"
Han Xuanji also realized why he always encountered "unwarranted disasters."
However, he still had to sign in.
These minor calamities were nothing.
Because there were many ways to break through a tribulation, he had always chosen the simplest and most direct one.
"But no matter what, I need to keep my Dao Heart unchanged. No matter how the outside world changes, it has nothing to do with me."
As if he had understood something, Han Xuanji's mind suddenly became clear.
Let floods rage, he would not contend or snatch; he would cultivate peacefully, and eternal life would be within reach. After all, he already had the greatest Opportunity in the world.
"However, with the Heavenly Vision Art, I can choose a good place for my Breakthrough, so it shouldn't be like last time, where I encountered unexpected situations."
Han Xuanji thought so.
Soon, he decided on an excellent place for Undergoing Tribulation.
According to the deductions of the Heavenly Vision Art, Undergoing Tribulation in this place would bring good fortune and no misfortune.
"Daxia Youzhou, Tianyou Mountain Range. I remember there are no Sects stationed here, only some Yao Race living there, but no great Yao are entrenched. It is indeed an excellent place for Undergoing Tribulation. Moreover, there are few great Cultivators in Youzhou, so it's impossible for them to care about my Undergoing Tribulation, and Heavenly Demon Sect wouldn't think I'd go there to undergo tribulation."
Moreover, there are few great Cultivators in Youzhou, so it's impossible for them to care about my Undergoing Tribulation, and Heavenly Demon Sect wouldn't think I'd go there to undergo tribulation."
Once his thoughts were settled, Han Xuanji no longer hesitated.
In the early morning of the second day, as soon as Han Xuanji finished signing in, he silently left Shenxuan Sect without alarming anyone, heading towards Youzhou in the northern part of the Daxia Dynasty.
To avoid wasting time, Han Xuanji used the Taixu Nine Steps. Each step could cross an extremely long distance. Although it consumed a lot, he did not lack Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones to replenish his Spiritual Qi.
In less than a day, he had crossed a million miles and arrived at the Tianyou Mountain Range.
This place was far from human habitation, covered in grey-black miasma all year round. Ancient trees towered, strange rocks were jagged, and a wild and desolate aura permeated the area.
Ordinary Cultivators avoided it, but in Han Xuanji's Heavenly Vision deduction, this place was an excellent location for his Breakthrough to the Returning to Void Realm, with "good fortune and no misfortune"—there was a strange Qi that naturally isolated external prying, and the Spiritual Qi deep within the earth veins was not low, enough for his Breakthrough.
He found a secluded valley embraced by huge black mountain rocks. At the bottom of the valley was a bottomless cold pool. The pool water was as black as ink, emitting a bone-chilling coldness.
Although the Spiritual Qi in the valley was not very dense, it was exceptionally pure and stable.
"This is the place."
Han Xuanji sat cross-legged on a smooth boulder by the cold pool. After spending some effort to set up several extremely profound Restrictions, he completely released the suppression on his Perfect Realm.
Rumble!
In an instant, heaven and earth reacted!
The originally hazy sky suddenly darkened, as if ink had been spilled.
Before long, a large amount of tribulation clouds gathered frantically from all directions, layer upon layer, pressing down as if the entire secluded valley had shrunk by a segment.
Within the tribulation clouds, silver snakes danced wildly, and dull thunder rumbled, accumulating a power capable of destroying heaven and earth.
A suffocating pressure from heaven and earth descended. The miasma in the valley was instantly pushed away, and even the black water of the deep pool rippled uneasily.
Returning Void Heavenly Tribulation!
This tribulation was no small matter. Spirit Refining and Returning Void was an extremely crucial step for a Cultivator, a transformation of the Primordial Spirit and the beginning of comprehending the Great Dao!
If one failed to pass, one would naturally die and turn into tribulation ash; if one passed, the Primordial Spirit would sublimate, initially touching the Origin of the Great Dao, greatly increasing Lifespan, and gaining immeasurable Divine Abilities!
Han Xuanji's expression was calm. He looked up at the tribulation clouds brewing destruction, his eyes devoid of any fear, only a sense of detachment that saw through the essence.
His Cave Void Divine Eye quietly operated at the same time. The trajectory of energy flow in the tribulation clouds, the Law power contained in each bolt of Lightning Tribulation, and even the best way to deal with the falling Lightning Tribulation, were all clearly deduced by him.
"Boom—!"
The first bolt of pale Lightning Tribulation, as thick as a bucket, tore through the sky, carrying a piercing scream, striking directly at Han Xuanji's crown!
Han Xuanji pointed his fingers like a sword and lightly pointed upwards.
Chii!
An invisible Sword Qi, condensed to the extreme and only three feet long, shot upwards, precisely striking the most violent and weakest core node of the Lightning Tribulation's power!
Bang!
That seemingly mighty Lightning Tribulation, like a pricked bubble, burst into countless fragmented electric arcs in the air, scattering and annihilating.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Lightning Tribulation came one after another, its power escalating geometrically!
The Returning Void Heavenly Tribulation was a "Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation," with twice the number of Lightning Tribulations compared to the Soul Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, and its power was far beyond what Soul Transformation Lightning Tribulation could compare to. Normally, many Soul Transformation Cultivators would need to prepare for hundreds of years to undergo tribulation.
However, Han Xuanji was already well prepared. Among the sign-in rewards over the years, there were quite a few treasures to assist in Undergoing Tribulation.
Soon, in the sky.
Bolt after bolt of Lightning Tribulation struck down.
Crimson fire lightning, icy blue cold lightning, dark green poisonous lightning, and even Void Divine Lightning containing the power to tear space…
The first layer of Lightning Tribulation descended, not only varied in type but also earth-shattering in power!
The entire secluded valley was illuminated by lightning as if it were daytime. The earth cracked, mountains crumbled, and more than half of the cold pool water evaporated, then frozen by the subsequent cold lightning!
However, Han Xuanji, at the center of the lightning storm, remained as unmoving as a rock.
He himself was proficient in the Dao of Thunder, so he naturally wouldn't fear the power of the Lightning Tribulation. Instead, he was eager to try.
Han Xuanji's countermeasures were also extremely concise. He either used his finger as a sword to break the Lightning Tribulation, or used his body as a guide to absorb the power of the lightning for his own use.
Every move he made was exquisitely precise, as if he wasn't Undergoing Tribulation, but performing.
Soon, five layers of Lightning Tribulation were safely passed, and the final layer of Lightning Tribulation arrived.
Han Xuanji still dealt with it easily. With two Immortal Artifacts, the Heavenly Demon Battle Armor, and other Magic Treasures protecting him, there was no way he could fail.
When the eighth terrifying bolt of Lightning Tribulation, enough to severely wound an ordinary Early Stage Returning Void Cultivator, was directly shattered by his Sword Qi, the tribulation clouds seemed to be enraged as well. They violently churned and contracted, brewing the final destructive strike—the Heavenly Evil Lightning Tribulation!
Heavenly Evil Lightning Tribulation, as the name suggests, contains the 'Evil Qi' of heaven. If a Cultivator is contaminated by this power, it is very easy for them to have all their previous efforts wasted due to the Evil Qi entering their body.
Therefore, Han Xuanji had to become serious.
Heavenly Demon Battle Armor, Lingxiao Sword, Reaching Heaven Sword, Xuanwu Shield… various Divine Weapons and Magic Treasures were armed.
The moment the Lightning Tribulation struck.
A sharp glint flashed in Han Xuanji's eyes, and he turned his head to look in another direction.
"Tsk."
"Didn't we say there would be no danger…"