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Chapter 840: Chapter 846: Memory
Da Qing’s gaze was solemn, his expression unchanged as he continuously deployed defensive measures. As one wooden shield shattered, several more would form in its place.
Countless giant woods appeared out of nowhere, stacking up like mountains and instantly forming an imposing peak.
As long as he had mana left in his body, he wouldn’t stop.
But Da Qing’s method was hardly effective against the Tribulation Thunder; it did little to weaken it, yet he had no more effective plan.
He could only use a vast amount of mana to weaken the Tribulation Thunder to a certain extent.
Within the tremendous Tribulation Thunder, life and destruction fiercely battled each other. Even though the destructive Tribulation Thunder was rootless, it still overwhelmed the vitality supported by Da Qing.
Fortunately, by the time the Tribulation Thunder struck Da Qing, it had already been weakened by seventy to eighty percent!
To achieve this, Da Qing had expended a great number of Precious Pills and Spirit Stones.
Facing the ferocious Tribulation Thunder, what Da Qing could do was to integrate his Life-bound Magic Treasure into his turtle shell to enhance his defense.
At the moment of contact with the Tribulation Thunder, a blinding white light burst forth between heaven and earth. Many clanspeople couldn’t bear to look directly and had to close their eyes.
Li Zhirui was not among them; he saw everything clearly. The Tribulation Thunder turned into countless streams of electricity, attacking Da Qing, breaking his defenses, and only when it had mostly dissipated did it truly harm Da Qing’s physical body.
"There should be no problem."
Since Li Zhirui couldn’t use his Divine Sense to probe, he could only rely on sight to judge and give a rough answer about Da Qing’s condition.
These anxious moments always seemed to pass unusually slowly.
What was only a quarter of an hour felt as lengthy as several hours.
The Thunder Light dissipated, and Da Qing still stood tall and unyielding like a mountain. From the clouds of tribulation descended the last trial, a streak of black light that instantly entered his body.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui completely let go of his worries.
In terms of Dao Heart and temperament, Da Qing’s realm far surpassed that of Li Zhirui when he underwent his Tribulation Transcendence. If Li Zhirui himself had succeeded, how could Da Qing possibly fail?
Not long after, the Tribulation Clouds shed their fearsome black hue, turning into rich and pure Spiritual Energy, like a silver galaxy flowing in reverse, merging into Da Qing. 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝘤𝑜𝘮
And Da Qing’s enormous body began to emit a heavy oppressive force that made it difficult for some lesser-cultivated clanspeople to breathe, even from a great distance.
Li Zhirui’s mind stirred, and he reached out to shield them from the pressure.
Boom!
The clan, now freed from restraint, erupted in thunderous cheers.
"Our clan has a second Nascent Soul!"
"In the future, there will be a third, a fourth... surely there will be more and more!"
Everyone was envisioning a bright future.
Li Zhirui, on the other hand, was calculating the mana feedback he would receive from Da Qing’s breakthrough. With this amount, when Xiaoqing made her breakthrough, his mana would almost reach the limit of his current realm, unable to grow further.
However, to break through the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, he would have to wait a while longer.
Firstly, the refining of Purifying Primordial Qi was still insufficient for Li Zhirui, and the second reason was that he needed to prepare for the Internal Tribulations of wind and fire.
Insufficient refinement of Primordial Qi naturally meant forming a bottleneck, which Li Zhirui couldn’t break through even if he wanted to.
The wind and fire Internal Tribulations might appear separately or come simultaneously; they could happen upon reaching the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul or possibly during the Late Stage.
The purpose of these two Internal Tribulations was to temper and train the cultivator’s Spiritual Soul, and this was again related to the refining of Primordial Qi.
"I wonder how Cang’s cultivation progress is going," Li Zhirui thought to himself. "If I haven’t had my breakthrough before he does, then the mana he feeds back will go to waste."
While Li Zhirui was lost in thought, Da Qing had already completed the Spirit Qi Infusion and greeted him before heading back to his cave mansion to consolidate his realm.
"Da Qing, head to the newly developed Wood-Attribute Spiritual Realm," Li Zhirui reminded him, and outlined the location as well.
"Alright."
Da Qing was eager to strengthen his cultivation and didn’t chat much with Li Zhirui. With a quick response, he hurriedly flew off.
"You all should also cultivate diligently."
After saying this, Li Zhirui left as well.
Due to Da Qing’s breakthrough, the clan’s enthusiasm for cultivation was thoroughly aroused, with everyone wanting to enhance their strength.
The benefit of this was that indeed many clan members successfully broke through, but some were impatient for quick results, leading to injuries, and even death under the Thunder Tribulation!
By the time Li Mingzi sensed something was amiss, there had already been several injuries and one fatality. She urgently gathered the clan members and repeatedly admonished them not to rush.
She even limited the number of Spirit Pills that clan members could exchange, which finally cooled down the fervor within the family.
Meanwhile, after returning to the Spirit Realm, Li Zhirui continued to immerse himself in Refining the Primal Qi with his whole being; he certainly didn’t want to waste the mana when Cang eventually broke through.
This mana could be worth several years of his absorption and refined mana.
However, Li Zhirui didn’t act too aggressively because he knew that cultivation could not be rushed and that things were prone to go awry if he did.
Over a year later, Da Qing’s realm was completely stabilized. He came to the Purification Spirit Realm and inquired about issues related to cultivation from Li Zhirui, also speaking a bit about the bloodline inheritance he had newly awakened.
"What Law do you plan to master?"
"The Bedrock Wood Law."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui understood what Da Qing had been considering when choosing a Law, and felt deeply moved. He said, "You don’t have to consider me in everything; you should choose a Law that fits you better."
"The Bedrock Wood Law is very suitable for me," replied Da Qing.
Li Zhirui heard this and said no more on the matter, but in his heart, he planned to repay and thank Da Qing properly if the opportunity arose.
Quickly gathering his scattered thoughts, Li Zhirui discussed with Da Qing the problems that might arise during cultivation and the things to be mindful of.
The two discussed for almost half a month.
Da Qing roughly cleared up his understanding of Divine Transformation cultivation, whereas, through this process, Li Zhirui deepened his understanding of his own path of cultivation.
"Jiu, my latest breakthrough awakened a new bloodline inheritance."
"Oh?"
Da Qing organized his words and said, "From the ascension from the Profound Origin Realm to the Middle Thousand Worlds, there is one called the Five Mixed Realms. According to the ancestral memories, this realm is very chaotic, different from the absolute dominance of the Immortal Tao in the Profound Origin Realm. The Demonic Tao, Immortal Tao, and Devil Race are roughly equal in strength and frequently wage wars."
"However, the Five Mixed Realms reached the limit of the Middle Thousand Worlds thousands of years ago and are very likely to advance to Great Thousand World status."
Upon hearing what Da Qing said, Li Zhirui couldn’t help but frown.
The environment of the Five Mixed Realms was utterly unsuitable for Lianxu Cultivators who had just ascended!
Or more accurately, it was not suitable for cultivators like Li Zhirui, who had no backing and was the first Lianxu Cultivator to ascend from the Minor Thousand World.
If that were the case, he would have to give serious consideration to this issue when he ascended to the Upper Realm in the future, Li Zhirui thought to himself.
Of course, Da Qing’s ancestral memories were from thousands of years ago, and it was possible that after all these years, the situation in the Five Mixed Realms may have changed.
