[Year Ten, after several years of accumulation, you finally touched the threshold of the extreme realm of Qi Refining.]
[In this same year, you successfully advanced to a Third-Grade Alchemist.]
[Year Eleven. At the end of this year, you successfully broke through to the extreme realm of the Qi Refining stage. However, you discovered that upon reaching the extreme realm, you were unexpectedly locked onto by a Heavenly Tribulation.]
[You did not dare to think too much about it and hurried to the Back Mountain to prepare for the Heavenly Tribulation.]
[Very soon, thirteen bolts of Heavenly Tribulation lightning struck your body. In the end, you lay at the edge of a cliff, your flesh torn and bloodied.]
[With the talent of a Young Supreme, you successfully obtained a trace of the true intent of heavenly lightning from the Heavenly Tribulation.]
[However, what you did not know was that although you became stronger after undergoing the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation, the Bizarre Insect inside your body also became stronger.]
"What? The Bizarre Insect also became stronger?"
When Su Ming saw this, he found it somewhat unbelievable.
He could not understand why the Heavenly Tribulation would help the Bizarre Insect inside his body.
This completely defied logic.
Could it be that there was some other unknown power within the Heavenly Tribulation?
"That does not seem right either. If that were the case, then it would mean the Heavenly Dao..."
Before finishing his sentence, Su Ming shook his head.
"Impossible, impossible! The Heavenly Dao should not have a problem... right?"
Soon, Su Ming turned his gaze back to the simulator.
[After you broke through to Foundation Establishment, you quickly sensed the Bizarre Insect rushing from your dantian toward your primordial spirit.]
[Having already made thorough preparations, you originally believed that you could easily crush the Bizarre Insect. However, you discovered that it directly broke through your suppression and lunged toward your primordial spirit to tear into it.]
[Seeing this scene, you were completely stunned and could not understand where things had gone wrong.]
[You remembered that Ye Chuxue had once told you that the primordial spirit of a Third-Grade Alchemist could easily suppress the Bizarre Insect when breaking through to Foundation Establishment.]
[But the reality was that not only did you fail to crush the Bizarre Insect, you were instead completely crushed by it.]
[After thinking it over again and again, you could only arrive at one possibility: the Heavenly Tribulation.]
[Just as your primordial spirit was about to be devoured, the true intent of heavenly lightning within your Soul Sea burst out and struck the Bizarre Insect.]
[At that moment, you clearly felt the aura of the Bizarre Insect begin to weaken. Seizing the opportunity, you successfully suppressed the Bizarre Insect.]
[Very soon, the aura of the Bizarre Insect completely disappeared from your perception, and you even believed that it had died.]
[However, according to the information Ye Chuxue had told you, the Bizarre Insect cannot be killed. It will always remain hidden within your body.]
[What you did not know was that the Heavenly Tribulation you triggered had already been noticed by the high-level members of the Qingyun Sect.]
[Fortunately, they believed it was only an ordinary Heavenly Tribulation and did not suspect you in the slightest.]
[Year Twelve. In order to better conceal your identity, you did not choose to join the Inner Sect of the Qingyun Sect. You knew that it was no longer a world for humans, but a world for the Bizarre Insects.]
[You now faced a major problem. Your Creation Qi Refining Technique could only allow you to cultivate up to the Foundation Establishment stage. You did not possess a Cultivation Technique for higher realms.]
[The next day, you decided to go to the Scripture Pavilion of the Qingyun Sect Outer Sect to search for some incomplete Cultivation Techniques to deduce from.]
[Very soon, you found a Cultivation Technique called the Longevity Art. After returning to your Cave Dwelling, you began using the talent of the Young Supreme to deduce the technique.]
[Year Fifteen. You successfully deduced a fragment of the Azure Emperor Longevity Art. It could allow you to cultivate up to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.]
[Year Sixteen. Relying on the talent of the Young Supreme, you successfully broke through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.]
[This year, you prepared to descend the mountain to find Ye Chuxue and learn about the precautions needed for breaking through to the Core Formation stage later.]
[However, when you reached the sect gate, your path was blocked. You were told that the Sect Master had recently emerged from seclusion and that no one was allowed to leave the mountain.]
[With no other choice, you returned to your Cave Dwelling and continued cultivating.]
[Just as you were still immersed in cultivation, a voice suddenly sounded in your mind.]
["All disciples above the Foundation Establishment stage must immediately gather at the Inner Sect Trial Grounds of the Qingyun Sect. Those who do not come will bear the consequences!"]
[After hearing this voice, you suddenly felt a bad premonition in your heart, but you could not figure out where the problem lay.]
[This voice was clearly the Qingyun Sect Master transmitting a message to All disciples at or above the Foundation Establishment realm gathered..]
[Originally, you did not want to go, but after hearing the Sect Master say that those who did not come would bear the consequences, you still decided to make the trip.]
[After arriving at the Inner Sect Trial Grounds, you discovered that the place was already packed with people, all of them Inner Sect cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage.]
[At the very center, on a pavilion, a dignified figure sat above everyone.]
[Not long after you arrived, the Qingyun Sect Master stood up and spoke.]
["Today is the once-in-ten-years Enlightenment Assembly of our Qingyun Sect! You will each have a chance to use the supreme treasure of our sect."]
[After saying this, you saw the Qingyun Sect Master take out a small tower and toss it into the air. It slowly expanded and floated above all of your heads.]
["This is the guardian divine artifact of our Qingyun Sect—the Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure Tower!"]
["It can help you communicate with heaven and earth, comprehend Cultivation Techniques, and even eliminate the Heart Demons that grow within your mind! It allows you to maintain unwavering determination during cultivation!"]
[After speaking, the Qingyun Sect Master chanted several incantations. The Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure Tower began to tremble, emitting a strange aura.]
[Seeing that everyone had begun sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed to cultivate, you followed their example and began cultivating as well.]
[However, you quickly discovered that no matter how much you concentrated, you could not comprehend the profound meaning within it. You even felt nothing toward the aura emitted by the Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure Tower.]
[At that moment, you happened to raise your head and look toward the pavilion.]
[You discovered that the Qingyun Sect Master was staring at you with a strange gaze.]
[The next second, under your shocked gaze, the Sect Master split open.]
[That is right—he literally split apart. His entire head unfolded like flower petals, and from within crawled out a disgusting insect.]
["Found you!!!"]
["A-wa-ke-ner!"]
[As soon as the words fell, you heard all kinds of sounds coming from around you.]
[All the Inner Sect disciples of the Qingyun Sect seemed to have received some kind of command. Their heads exploded, and from within each of them crawled out a Bizarre Insect, all of them staring at you.]
[Only then did you realize that this was not a once-in-ten-years Enlightenment Assembly at all.]
[This was clearly a once-in-ten-years screening assembly, specifically meant to identify Awakeners like you who had suppressed the Bizarre Insect after breaking through to Foundation Establishment.]
[When you attempted to escape from the Qingyun Sect, you discovered it was already too late. You had been completely surrounded by the Bizarre Insects of the Qingyun Sect.]
[You were devoured completely by the Bizarre Insects!]
[You died!]
[Ding! Simulation ended. Please choose the following reward.]
[1: Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation from this simulation]
[2: Third-Grade Alchemist cultivation from this simulation]
[3: All remaining Spirit Stones from this simulation]
[4: All true insights from this simulation]
[5: Talent from this simulation: Young Supreme!]
[6: A trace of the true intent of lightning]
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