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Chapter 921: Chapter 927: Ascension!
Seeing this scene, Li Zhirui couldn’t help but smile at the corner of his mouth.
Although using his Life-bound Magic Treasure to deal with this greatly weakened Tribulation Thunder would cause some damage to it, luckily, he was able to block the final bolt!
Spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, the intense pain left Li Zhirui unable to continue standing; he could only slump onto the ground, seizing the time to recover while waiting for the Tribulation Thunder to dissipate and for the arrival of the Heart Demon!
Despite the Tribulation Thunder being weakened, with only two or three tenths of its power remaining, it still caused enormous damage to Thousand Spirits.
The once lush trees had now become withered branches and fallen leaves; the auspicious clouds completely disappeared, and a huge crack appeared in the middle of the magic artifact, almost splitting the entire Life-bound Magic Treasure in two!
Spitting out another large mouthful of fresh blood, Li Zhirui’s brief recovery only meant that his injuries did not worsen at that moment.
All the clansmen watching from afar felt their hearts sink further; having overcome the final bolt of Tribulation Thunder, only the Heart Demon Tribulation remained!
In their eyes, Li Zhirui’s Dao Heart had always been resilient; a mere Heart Demon posed no real threat to him.
But Jiang Fengwu and the others were not as confident.
Because Li Zhirui’s injuries were too severe!
This would definitely affect the state of his Spiritual Soul and Dao Heart.
However, this time their concerns were in vain because Li Zhirui had reached the Early Stage of Void Refinement, and the Heart Demons attempting to prevent his Tribulation Transcendence were merely Nascent Soul entities. Despite his currently very poor state, he was still unafraid of the Heart Demon Tribulation.
Thus, in just a moment, the dark Tribulation Clouds in the sky transformed into clusters of extremely pure Spiritual Energy, forming a colossal column of light that completely enveloped Li Zhirui. It was as if he had entered into a warm spring, utterly comfortable.
This column of light did not dissipate as usual but became even brighter. The high-quality Spiritual Energy falling from the Upper Realm coalesced into mist, with petals of heaven flowers raining down, and white lotuses growing from the earth. These celestial phenomena all indicated Li Zhirui’s successful Tribulation Transcendence and his imminent Ascension!
Whoosh!
Li Zhirui’s tribulation was so spectacular that even outside Wanxian Island, the scope of the Thunder Tribulation could be seen, especially by the cultivators in the West Mountain Market.
They spread the news to their own forces, so during Li Zhirui’s tribulation, many cultivators came to watch.
"It’s really the Ascension Tribulation!"
"How is this possible?!"
They had been suspicious before, but in their minds, the Li family did not have any cultivators at the Divine Transformation Completion Stage, so they did not truly believe it, thinking it was some other reason that caused the Thunder Tribulation to increase significantly in power.
For example, if two Nascent Soul Cultivators were breaking through to Divine Transformation, their thunder tribulations could trigger each other, enhancing the power of the Tribulation Thunder!
But now, with so many celestial phenomena appearing, the truth was more convincing than eloquence!
"Congratulations to Ancestor Rui on ascending to the Upper Realm!"
All members of the Li family, whether cultivators or mere mortals, erupted into a roar of cheers like a tsunami at the moment the Guiding Fairy Light descended.
Even the cultivators observing from outside the island could hear it loud and clear.
Glancing at each other, their eyes filled with curiosity and fervor—no one did not want to know why Li Zhirui could break through to Divine Transformation Completion so quickly.
This temptation completely surpassed the allure of the "Wanling Sutra" before.
Many were pondering in their hearts that even if it meant paying a substantial price to attack Wanxian Island, they must get the answer from the mouths of the Li family’s cultivators.
Of course, not now!
After all, a cultivator who was about to ascend had appeared in the Li family, and they weren’t ready either.
But they could never have imagined, when they next came to Wanxian Island, they wouldn’t be able to find a single cultivator, and even the Fifth-Order Spirit Vein on the island had vanished!
From then on, the story of the mysterious disappearance of over ten thousand cultivators from the Li family spread throughout the Profound Origin Realm.
Some said it was a lie spread deliberately by certain forces to cover up the massacre of over ten thousand cultivators from the Li family, while others said it was a case of one person achieving enlightenment followed by the ascension of his followers, and those cultivators ascended to the Upper Realm with Li Zhirui.
Speaking of now!
Bang bang bang—
As everyone was cheering for Li Zhirui’s imminent ascension, they suddenly collapsed one by one, falling into a deep slumber!
It was the effect of the Dream Millet Fragrance!
Even cultivators in the Divine Transformation Completion Stage like Jiang Fengwu and Li Chengsheng failed to notice anything amiss!
Within the pure and abundant Spiritual Energy, Li Zhirui’s injuries were rapidly healed, and he consciously refined the Spiritual Energy into Mana to enhance his cultivation!
With the massive influx of Mana, Li Zhirui’s cultivation was slowly increasing; given another half an hour, he could perhaps directly break through to the Early Stage of Refinement Void!
Such pure Spiritual Energy could only be enjoyed after passing through the Tribulation.
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao would not allow Li Zhirui to gain such an advantage.
In an instant, a mysterious and profound Taiji Golden Bridge, connecting two realms, appeared before Li Zhirui.
By following down the golden bridge, one could go to the Upper Realm.
"Jiu!" Da Qing shouted loudly.
Li Zhirui looked down and saw clumps of family members, regardless of their cultivation levels, scattered about sleeping on the ground, and the hundreds and thousands of storage magical devices on their bodies made him smile. Then, he extended his hand and gathered all of them, including Da Qing and the other four, into his space.
In addition to these more than ten thousand family members, another thirty thousand Secular Clansmen were also taken in by him.
After all, when it comes to reproducing, mortals are still the best!
Finally, he extracted that Fifth-Order Spirit Vein from the island and temporarily sealed it.
After the extraction of the Spirit Vein, the once vibrant Mount Wanxian instantly became a lot dimmer, all of the Spirit Realms that were once attached to the Spirit Vein were now detached from the earth—some shattered directly, while others hid within the boundary membrane that may turn into Secret Realms for cultivators to explore after many years.
Li Zhirui thought that Spirit Veins in the Great Thousand World should be relatively common, but higher rank Spirit Veins would definitely be occupied by various forces. The Li family could only scavenge for those lower rank Spirit Veins.
With this Fifth-Order Spirit Vein, the Li family would be able to establish a foothold in the Great Thousand World more quickly.
As for those Fourth-Order Spirit Veins? It’s not that Li Zhirui didn’t want to continue extracting them, he just didn’t want to give other cultivators any advantages, but the Heavenly Dao urged him to leave immediately.
With one last glance at the Profound Origin Realm, Li Zhirui stepped onto the Taiji Golden Bridge, following the Guiding Fairy Light upwards.
While the Tianqiong seemed extremely far away, he only took a few steps before leaving the Profound Origin Realm and entering a mysterious space.
All around was a vast white fog, so thick he couldn’t see his hand before his face, and Li Zhirui’s Spirit Sense frantically warned him not to go in, as if there was some great danger lurking within.
Fortunately, the Taiji Golden Bridge under his feet exuded Spirit Light, protecting Li Zhirui while also limiting his movements.
The golden bridge carved out two paths in the thick fog, one towards the Middle Thousand Worlds and the other towards the Great Thousand World, leaving the decision entirely up to Li Zhirui.
Without a moment’s hesitation, he headed directly towards the channel leading to a Great Thousand World called the Primal Spirit Realm!
