Chapter 378: Chapter 377: Above the Sea, Transforming into a Dragon (First Update, Seeking Subscriptions)
In the Cave Mansion, Lu Xuanji felt slightly tense, a trace of panic and unease flashing in his eyes.
His eldest son Lu Xian was in danger.
However, after calculation, it turned out that amidst great misfortune, there was great fortune; the two were intertwined, making the future blurred.
There is risk involved, one misstep could lead to death.
"Is this my Human Tribulation?"
Lu Xuanji sighed, feeling the Tribulation Qi circling above his head, with the tribulation surging upon his spirit.
It seemed as if, in the next moment, the tribulation of destruction would descend and completely engulf him.
Nascent Soul Three Tribulations: Celestial Tribulation, Life Tribulation, Human Tribulation.
Now, the Human Tribulation was unfolding in the unseen.
Of course, he could choose not to rescue his son, to avoid it.
But avoiding this once doesn’t mean he could avoid it the second time.
Tribulation, tribulation, the more you evade, the more intense it becomes, finally transforming into a death tribulation.
"If that’s the case, then I shall go!"
Lu Xuanji made up his mind, his figure flitting and disappearing soundlessly.
The destination was the Gui Xu Sacred Sea.
The Gui Xu Sacred Sea, an ancient battleground.
There, peerless experts once clashed and fought bloody battles.
The void was shattered, seawater flowed backward into the void, forming space-time whirlpools, becoming a place of destruction.
There, countless opportunities and countless risks awaited.
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Leaving quietly, avoiding all checkpoints and critical areas.
Heading east from the lands of Chu Country and Yue Country lay the vast ocean.
This vast ocean was called the East Sea.
After traveling for a month, a vast ocean appeared.
A Flying Ship soared into the sky, heading towards the endless East Sea.
Upon leaving Chu Country, the feeling of Destiny shrouding him dissipated; without the protection of national fortune, he entered unfamiliar territory.
As luck dissipated, the Tribulation Qi over his head intensified, completely overwhelming his Destiny.
Black clouds pressed upon the city as if ready to destroy it; black Tribulation Qi encircled overhead, giving the feeling that disaster was inevitable.
Yet Lu Xuanji remained calm, without much surprise or fear.
The Golden Core Twelfth Transformation offered a chance to defy the heavens and change his destiny, to alter his fate and future, promising a bright future and a vast horizon. Yet, it did not guarantee future success or great prospects, with various variables and unexpected occurrences possible.
Clearly, the Human Tribulation was an unexpected occurrence.
"The changes of heaven and earth continually generate variables, with some disappearing while others emerge, forming the fabric of this world. These variables render the Heavenly Dao unpredictable and mysterious, yet they also lend vitality to the world, preventing it from deteriorating into stagnant waters!"
Lu Xuanji pondered as he sat quietly on the ship, heading into the distance.
The sea stretched endlessly, devoid of an end, with only star-like islands rising and falling on the horizon.
Opening [Baidu Map] to ascertain his location, he advanced into the distance.
Having traveled less than a thousand miles, the void flickered abruptly, and numerous Sunflower Divine Thunderbolts struck, lightning surging to annihilate the small boat. At that very moment, black-clothed men appeared around him, launching an assault.
These black-clothed men exuded potent auras, all were Foundation Establishment rogue cultivators.
However, in the next instant, a Sword Light flashed, obliterating everything, shattering every technique.
Swish!
Swish!
The flash of the Sword Light instantly killed the eight rogue cultivators.
Storage Bags fell into his hands as well.
The bodies of these Loose Cultivators fell into the sea below, where fish gathered to feast; moments later, the bodies vanished without a trace.
He opened the Storage Bag and checked the spoils inside.
Lu Xuanji cursed quietly, "Miserable wretches!"
The Flying Ship continued its journey, but after traveling a distance, it encountered rogue cultivators attempting ambushes or Loose Cultivators fighting each other.
In Chu Country’s domain, the three great Sects maintained order and some semblance of rules.
Even the conflicts within Cultivation Immortality Clans stayed within boundaries; to kill someone or annihilate a Cultivation Immortality Clan, it’d require suitable reasons and excuses.
But on the high seas, chaos reigned, killing required no reason or excuse, no tangled interests; it might just stem from disliking someone’s face, leading to murder.
On the seas, feuds and the plundering for resources were exceedingly intense. Unlike Chu Country’s three Sects, which had abundant resources and a common enemy, and had signed defense and attack agreements to preclude large-scale battles, limiting skirmishes to lower-level disciples and requiring suitable pretexts.
However, on the desolate seas, where resources were plentiful and Spirit Medicine abundant, rogue cultivator Sects emerged one after another, each formidable and fearsome, engaging in ruthless, brutal duels.
The kind-hearted and soft-hearted would have long since been devoured.
On these seas, devoid of law or rules, one acted on whims. Regardless of identity or status, if the benefits were substantial, even a Divinity Transformation’s son could be killed.
Committing murder and thereafter fleeing, hiding could make it difficult to trace the culprits.
In just the ten thousand miles covered over the sea, Lu Xuanji encountered seven or eight gangs of marauders, claiming countless lives.
With the rising body count, a sanguine Evil Qi circled the Flying Ship, making marauders wary, steering clear and keeping peace for a time.
After ten days of travel, he disappeared into the vastness, where only oceans stretched; everywhere the eye cast, water extended infinite, with not even a trace of pirates.
With no sky above, no ground below, nowhere to stand, there was an absence of safety.
Swish Swish!
Then, in the distance, black clouds gathered, seemingly going to evolve into a storm and heavy rain; the atmosphere filled with an oppressive air.
The wind carried a strong, fishy stench.
Lu Xuanji focused, seeing a hundred miles away, a black giant serpent undergoing Tribulation Crossing.
Amidst the tornado, a three-hundred-meter-long giant serpent roared furiously, its black scales flaring, infinite moisture surrounding its form, creating an ominous vortex, the sound as sharp as a dragon’s roar, wind and cloud stirred in tumult.
It seemed to want to transform into a Flood Dragon.
Boom boom boom!
At that moment, the Celestial Tribulation clouds gathered above, and destructive thunderbolts rained down, sweeping over the serpent, annihilating all.
Celestial Fire descended!
Thunderbolt swept over!
Nightmare Wind blew!
The black giant serpent swayed, its massive jaws opened, black water columns roared back against the Celestial Tribulation.
Boom boom boom!
Amidst the tribulation, hideous wounds appeared, blood flowed freely, and the serpent’s injuries worsened, but its presence grew stronger, bumps appeared on its head, soon hardening into coral-like horns. On its belly, four claws emerged.
Its massive form shrank, altering from a three-hundred-meter-long body down to one hundred meters.
Its previously sharp head softened, gradually seeking to become a True Dragon.
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