Chapter 171: Chapter 170: Wind and Fire Tribulation (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
Moreover, there are two potential factors that can increase the speed of breaking through meridians and acupoints.
One is the purity of True Essence, and the other is the strength of the soul.
The purer the True Essence, the faster it breaks through acupoints and meridians.
The stronger the soul, the more potent the delicate control and endurance, accelerating the penetration of acupoints and meridians.
At the beginning, Lu Xuanji’s soul strength was three times that of his peers, now it’s improved to four times; his True Essence is pure, and he hasn’t even reached the Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment, just the Seventh Layer.
These potential advantages made the Golden Ancestor regard him highly.
The seniors from the Lu Family, and the female cultivators from the Ye Family, also saw him in a favorable light.
In fact, the Ye Family has a vast foundation and holds a Golden Core, they don’t need to curry favor with anyone, yet they treat him this way, clearly optimistic about him.
Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Lu Xuanji began to penetrate the meridians, the finer the meridians, the more difficult they are to penetrate, consuming more time, but in front of pure True Essence and a powerful soul, the speed of breakthrough increased.
It took one day to clear one hundred and eight small meridians and three hundred and sixty-five acupoints.
Then, another thousand fine meridians and another thousand acupoints, they were extremely subtle, taking longer, spending a month to complete.
Finally, facing a hundred thousand fine meridians and dark acupoints, the time spent was much longer, taking a full ten years.
Ten years later, feeling all the acupoints open throughout his body, all meridians open, Lu Xuanji had an unspeakable sentiment.
It’s too hard!
If the difficulty is quantified, the difficulty of forming a Lower Grade Purple Mansion is one, a Middle Grade Purple Mansion is five, and an Upper Grade Purple Mansion is one hundred.
An Upper Grade Purple Mansion, it’s too hard!
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After resting for a few days, continue to attack the Purple Mansion.
Lu Xuanji slightly sensed, then felt a calamity about to erupt within his body.
The Dantian location was heating up, as if a flame was about to ignite, this is the Celestial Fire Tribulation;
The Sea of Consciousness was heating up, as if wind was blowing from within, this is the Nightmare Wind Tribulation.
The stronger the cultivation, the stronger the tribulation, the more fierce the Wind and Fire Tribulation.
Many talented prodigies with outstanding aptitude, yet fall at the Wind and Fire Tribulation; whereas some with mediocre aptitude have minor tribulations, easily passing through.
When the Wind and Fire Tribulation arrives, it’s best to use a Nirvana Pill or enter a Nirvana Pool.
At this moment, it’s best to enter the Nirvana Pool.
But the Nirvana Pool has already been given to Ye Wanyi.
"The tribulation is quite intense... However, fortunately, I have three blue Heaven Mending Qi and twenty gray Heaven Mending Qi!"
Lu Xuanji took a deep breath and directly induced the tribulation.
No more overthinking, because overthinking makes one become timid and fearful.
Buzz Buzz!
The next moment, the tribulation was triggered.
Woo Woo Woo Woo!
Nightmare Wind, blew out from the Sea of Consciousness
Celestial Fire, started burning from the Dantian.
The Wind and Fire Tribulation erupted.
Nightmare Wind comes from the cultivator’s Heart Demon.
Celestial Fire comes from the backlash of Primordial Qi.
The stronger the cultivator, the more Spiritual Qi absorbed, the more terrifying the tribulation.
At this moment, the tribulation fully erupted, Celestial Fire burning, turning into clusters of red lotus, the fierce firelight making the void bright red.
True Essence was ignited, becoming fuel for the Celestial Fire.
The purer the True Essence, the more nourishing it is for the Celestial Fire, the more vigorous the flame.
Celestial Fire entangled Lu Xuanji’s body, the flesh withered, Qi and Blood withered, Essence, Qi, and Spirit were all ignited.
Once True Essence is completely burned away, Essence, Qi, and Spirit completely burned, that is when one will be burned into ashes by the flame.
Woo Woo Woo!
At this time, black wind in the Sea of Consciousness was stirring, targeting the Divine Soul.
The Divine Soul, under the blow of Nightmare Wind, swayed.
Suddenly, Lu Xuanji experienced various hallucinations, forcefully bit the tip of his tongue, barely restraining the hallucinations.
Yet the hallucinations still existed, disturbing the operation of the Divine Soul.
The Divine Soul was being hurt.
Nightmare Wind stirred Celestial Fire, the wind and fire intermingled, the tribulation became more fierce.
The entire Cave Mansion was filled with flames and black wind.
Yet whether it’s flames or black winds, blowing on the Cave Mansion’s walls, unable to cause the slightest damage.
"Calamity, calamity, calamity......."
"No escape from the tribulation, no escape from the tribulation......"
"Heaven and Earth nurture all living beings, how do beings repay Heaven and Earth..."
Under the invasion of the wind and fire, Lu Xuanji felt like an oil lamp running out of fuel, skin burned dry, hair burned away, falling to the ground transforming into pathways of tribulation ashes.
At this moment, Lu Xuanji swallowed Heaven Mending Qi, suddenly the withered body began to show a trace of life.
Heaven Mending Qi contained immense life potential, injected into Lu Xuanji’s body, repairing the injuries.
Then, Nightmare Wind and Celestial Fire burned again.
A corresponding balance emerged between each other, life and death intermingled together.
On one hand, Nightmare Wind and Celestial Fire annihilated life; on the other hand, the life essence of Heaven Mending Qi replenished life.
In his body, life and death clashed against each other.
Heaven Mending Qi was merely sustaining his life, preventing his immediate death.
Unable yet to get him through the tribulation!
"How to get through Nightmare Wind Tribulation and Celestial Fire Tribulation?"
Lu Xuanji pondered, calculating in his heart.
The Heaven Mending Qi will eventually run out, and when it does, it will also be the moment of his death.
In the face of life and death, Lu Xuanji felt somewhat frightened and flustered.
He couldn’t remain calm in the face of the terror of life and death.
Forcibly suppressing the impatience, thinking about some notes.
[Celestial Fire and Nightmare Wind will not exist forever; after a period, they will dissipate.]
[As long as you endure that period, you can pass the tribulation.]
[Within the tribulation lies great opportunities, which can be used to refine the Divine Soul and True Essence.]
With a calm mind sensing, Lu Xuanji discovered that although the Nightmare Wind was blowing on the Divine Soul, injuring it, it also cleared the soul of impurities; the Celestial Fire burnt True Essence, but also further purified the True Essence.
The True Essence had halted at the Third Layer.
But under the combustion of Celestial Fire, it advanced towards the Second Layer.
"Tribulation is also creation. Unable to endure, it is a tribulation; endure, it becomes creation!"
"I see!"
Lu Xuanji smiled, no longer passively bearing the tribulation, but actively inducing the Celestial Fire to refine True Essence, guiding the Nightmare Wind to refine Divine Soul.
Sizzling!
In ten breaths, Lu Xuanji actively severed the Heaven Mending Qi.
Without the suppression of Heaven Mending Qi, the Wind and Fire Tribulation became fierce again.
Yet Lu Xuanji did not panic but operated the cultivation technique, a stream of Spiritual Qi absorbed into the acupoints became True Essence replenishing the body’s consumption; meanwhile, the True Essence operated, repairing the injuries on the body.
No need to rely on Heaven Mending Qi, merely absorbing external Spiritual Qi, could maintain the balance of life and death.
After forty-nine breaths, Celestial Fire extinguished, Nightmare Wind disappeared, the tribulation was passed.
At this time, the Divine Soul was baptized, becoming more pure.
True Essence was once again purified, rising from the Third Layer to the Second Layer.
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