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Chapter 753: Chapter 759: The Great Dream
"Hoo——"
After entering the quiet room, Li Zhirui let out a long breath of stale air, quickly calming his mind, facilitating a swifter entry into focused cultivation.
For this purpose, he spent several hours meditating to regulate his breath and calm his mind, only stopping once his mental state and physical condition reached perfection.
The very next moment, he took out the Great Illusionary Dream Fruit, opened his mouth to inhale, and turned the Spirit Fruit into a wisp of purple mist that quickly entered Li Zhirui’s mouth.
Unlike other Spiritual Objects, the Dream Fruit didn’t go straight down to the Dantian; instead, it ascended like a breath of fresh air, penetrating the Sea of Consciousness and rapidly diffusing. In the end, a light layer of purple mist floated in the vast expanse of his Sea of Consciousness.
If someone were watching, they would notice that Li Zhirui had fallen into a deep sleep!
At this moment, he was already drowning in the dream realm.
A dream world that he could construct by himself!
In the dream realm, Li Zhirui didn’t think much and directly created an abode filled with Spiritual Energy, identical to that of Wanxian Island. He sat cross-legged inside the Spirit Cave, attempting to accelerate the Sun Transformation of his Divine Soul.
The dangers were unspeakable; if he were in the outside world, he didn’t know how many times he would have died without finding an answer.
However, within the dream realm, it was different. After countless failures, he derived a safe and harmless Secret Technique that could accelerate the Sun Transformation of the Divine Soul.
Of course, the casting of the Secret Technique required two precious Spiritual Objects, namely the Calming Heart Fruit and the Soul Igniting Flower. The former kept the mind calm, allowing the technique to continue running amidst the boundless agony of the "soul searing" fire.
This method could only be endured by those with great determination!
Another year passed, and ’Li Zhirui’ had finally completed the Sun Transformation of the Divine Soul. He began to test the breakthrough methods he had obtained from his opportunities, searching for effective methods within them.
Even without the Great Illusionary Dream Fruit, he could still imagine illusions in the Sea of Consciousness to deduce the solutions, but that was very troublesome. Every failure would cost a great deal of time and effort to reconstruct; meanwhile, the dream realm could instantly complete what he envisioned.
Secondly, what he imagined was just an illusion, entirely fictitious, but now, reality persisted within the void, allowing him to seek genuine and effective results from the seemingly nothingness of the dream realm.
In the mountains, time was oblivious. ’Li Zhirui’ had forgotten how long he had been in the dream realm and didn’t know how many times he had failed. His only thought was on breaking through to Divine Transformation.
Everyone knows that the Great Illusionary Dream Fruit can construct dream realms. Yet, few are aware of its drawback—the more authentic the illusion appears, and the longer one stays within, the harder it is to awaken!
And now, Li Zhirui was caught in this peril.
"Hahahaha, finally! I’ve perfected the last bit of the method."
In the dream realm, years passed, and the nourishment absorbed and stored over these years was finally ripening into a conspicuous Spirit Fruit.
If it were an ordinary cultivator, spending many years in the dream realm might gradually lead to getting lost and sinking into it, possibly never waking up from it.
But Li Zhirui was different; he could wake up with external help!
And that was space!
The Great Illusionary Dream Fruit, surprisingly, couldn’t construct his personal space, which allowed Li Zhirui to distinguish between reality and the dream realm. It was also what he relied on to awaken from the slumber.
"What a great dream! Truly worthy of the name ’miraculous natural treasure’!"
Once he awakened, recalling everything he went through in the dream, he felt somewhat chilled at heart, mainly seeing the various strange ways ’he’ had died, leaving him inevitably uncomfortable.
Li Zhirui rested for a day but did not leave the quiet room. Relaxing his mind a bit, he began to formally cultivate!
All he had were memories of the dream realm; he still needed to practice on his own.
——
Four years later, on a certain day.
Boom!
Although it was supposed to be a gentle spring rain, the sky over Wanxian Island was instead covered with thunderclouds, rumbling loudly and startling everyone into looking up.
"Is it an elder in our clan undergoing Tribulation Transcendence?"
"Another elder is breaking through to the Golden Core stage?"
Over the past four years, there had been someone in the clan breaking through to the Golden Core stage every year. Some were successful, but many more failed and lost their lives.
"But this commotion seems too intense, unlike a Golden Core Thunder Tribulation," a clan member said analytically, after calming down.
"Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation!" a voice came from nowhere. It wasn’t loud, but it quickly spread to the ears of the present clan members.
"The person cultivating in seclusion at this Spirit Cave must be Elder Cheng Sheng!" 𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂
Even though the Spiritual Energy was denser in the Spirit Realm, it was not the best place for secluded breakthroughs because one could not wait for the Thunder Tribulation. Therefore, Li Cheng Sheng chose a Spirit Cave on the mountain designed specifically for clan members to undergo his secluded cultivation.
Years had passed, and he had finally made his breakthrough!
Jiang Fengwu wasted no time and headed there immediately, accompanied by Da Qing, Xiaoqing, and other fourth-tier Spirit Beasts, all to prevent anyone from tampering with the imminent Thunder Tribulation.
After the Tribulation Cloud had absorbed enough Spiritual Energy, it stopped brewing and, with the swift ferocity of lightning, struck down the first bolt of Tribulation Thunder.
Fully prepared, Li Cheng Sheng faced the Tribulation Thunder with poise, showing not the slightest hint of panic, and his tactics were ever-changing, quickly neutralizing the Thunder.
The next few bolts of Tribulation Thunder were dealt with similarly. Although each later bolt was more powerful than the last, it only required him to use a few more tactics, and he suffered no injury.
However, when the final bolt of Tribulation Thunder began to form, Jiang Fengwu, the protector outside, had his eyes split with fury, his heart filled with trepidation and overwhelming fear.
That was because the might of the last bolt of Tribulation Thunder was extraordinarily great. Even Jiang Fengwu, who had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, had to handle it with care, yet Li Cheng Sheng was only at the Golden Core stage!
Li Cheng Sheng’s previously relaxed expression changed to one of utmost seriousness. As the Tribulation Thunder took form, he quickly cast an onslaught of Divine Ability Spells in rapid succession to weaken the Thunder.
Swallowing precious Spirit Pills without hesitation, just to quickly recover Mana, and, for the sake of safety, he even self-destructed several commonly used third-tier Magical Treasures, resulting in repercussions to his Spiritual Soul.
With his relentless efforts, he confronted the significantly weakened bolt of Tribulation Thunder, yet, even so, Li Cheng Sheng’s physical body could hardly bear it.
Puh!
Li Cheng Sheng spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body riddled with large and small cracks, collapsing to the ground, his breath weak. He looked like a flickering candle in the wind, a solitary lamp in the rain, on the verge of extinguishing at any moment.
Jiang Fengwu, watching from a distance, was filled with tears of concern and wanted to rush over to check on Li Cheng Sheng’s condition.
Fortunately, Li Chengshuo, who was by her side, remained calmer and hastily held her back, saying, "Mother, the Thunder Tribulation hasn’t yet dissipated. If you get too close to big brother like this, then he’ll truly have no chance of survival!"
Jiang Fengwu woke up from her daze and stopped in her tracks, her heart filled with anxiety and uncertainty. "How could this be? Why was Sheng’s last bolt of Tribulation Thunder so terrifyingly powerful?"
If it was because of Karmic Force, then why weren’t the previous bolts of Tribulation Thunder any different?
Li Chengshuo was also very scared, but at the critical moment, she forced herself to stay calm and said, "Mother, as long as the Thunder Tribulation hasn’t dissipated, it means that big brother is still fighting against the Thunder!"
