Chapter 437: Chapter 217 Master’s Dignity_2
When returning to the flying boat in the evening, Lu Jin’an suddenly had a moment of expectation about some kind of game his master might have thought of, but instead, he found himself locked out by the master.
"I need to prepare, so you go play by yourself first."
Lu Jin’an didn’t know what the master was preparing for, but he didn’t trouble himself to investigate further; knowing the surprise in advance would spoil much of the fun.
Without the desire to sleep, he temporarily came to the deck, recalling and reviewing the divination skill the master taught him when a young girl cautiously approached.
Lu Jin’an glanced at the little one with drooping tail and took two suitable spirit fruits from the storage space for her stage, handing them over: "Share with your older sister."
The girl swallowed, and when she turned to look at the young lady, Lu Jin’an had already stuffed the two spirit fruits into her arms: "I haven’t asked for your name yet?"
"Little Xi," the girl promptly replied: "The big sister named me, it’s the ’Xi’ in ’hope,’ but I can’t write it."
Lu Jin’an nodded: "If you’re hungry, just say so, and don’t run around recklessly."
"Than... thank you, Saint Heir."
Little Xi bowed slightly, then quickly ran back, soon returning with her mouth full of fruit pulp: "Saint Heir, I want to see the big sister."
"Go ahead." Lu Jin’an raised his hand and placed a prohibition on her body, so she wouldn’t be suppressed by the Buddha light of Hanshan Temple.
"Re... Really?"
"Of course." Lu Jin’an picked her up and brought her to the side of the flying boat: "After you go in, as long as you don’t mess with others’ stuff, you can explore wherever you want.
If any monk disagrees, just scold him, ’Isn’t your Buddhist sect about equality among all beings, then why not let me into the temple’?"
Lu Jin’an said with a smile: "If they dare to make a move, just say I let you, and if that still doesn’t work, come back to me.
Whoever doesn’t give me face, I’ll make them regret it, understand?"
"Understood."
"Go ahead." Lu Jin’an sent her off the flying boat with a spiritual power, then looked back at the dog demon girl: "Are you going?"
"Yes." The young lady quickly replied: "I’m afraid she might forget the Saint Heir’s words and mess with things... we definitely won’t trouble the Saint Heir."
Lu Jin’an raised his hand and placed another prohibition on her, then sent her off the flying boat too.
At the front gate of Hanshan Temple, just as two monks were walking out, they instinctively paused their steps when they saw the two dog demons.
The dog demon girl and the girl also instinctively shrunk their necks and looked back at Lu Jin’an standing on the flying boat.
Lu Jin’an’s face was calm: "Go in, just ignore them."
The two monks, who were about to take out their demon extermination magic tool, heard Lu Jin’an’s voice and looked up at him standing on the flying boat with hands behind, their expressions changed, and they pretended not to see the two dog demons, quickly lowering their heads and walking away.
After the two dog demons entered Hanshan Temple, Lu Jin’an turned and returned to the middle of the deck, sitting cross-legged and starting his cultivation with closed eyes.
As spiritual power rushed from his body, he digested the yin energy obtained from his master while perfecting and deducing other Daoist skills.
He needed to ensure his combat power post-crossing tribulation.
The nine tribulations of Crossing Tribulation are also known as ’Nine Changes to Immortality, Nine Tribulations of Leaving Mortality’, a process of shedding the mortal body under heavenly tribulation to achieve an immortal body.
During this process, the body gradually assimilates a thread of Dao essence in accordance with the corresponding rules of the world, laying the foundation for becoming immortal.
Therefore, after Crossing Tribulation, the heavenly rank techniques mastered at the Unity Realm Stage must transform into true ’Daoist Skills’ so that they can match the spiritual power of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, unleashing the power befitting of the Tribulation Crossing Realm.
However, the thread of Dao essence comprehended ultimately cannot truly transform rules into the Law Avenue, and the intensity of Dao essence is closely related to whether the cultivated rules are perfect.
Just like two late-stage Harmonization Realm cultivators undergoing tribulation, if one has perfected their rules, then the Dao essence comprehended post-tribulation will further progress, while the other achieves only the essence of ’perfection’, thus the gap becomes apparent.
This is why many Tribulation Crossing Realm practitioners still cannot surpass geniuses in the Harmonization Realm.
Nonetheless, few cultivators dare to undergo tribulation before their rules are perfect, as this means a narrow chance of survival.
Unless one has particularly good luck... but even if fate allows them to pass the heavenly tribulation, achieving immortality in the future will be hard, for falling behind at one step leads to a lifetime of catching up too late.
With eyes closed, Lu Jin’an breathed gently, spiritual power surging around him, his domain expanding, and even the most challenging time rule achieved perfection under his master’s guidance, let alone other rules.
Lu Jin’an wasn’t worried about surviving the heavenly tribulation; he was merely curious how great a tribulation he could invoke... could it surpass his older sister’s?
"Spiritual Power Tribulation..."
Lu Jin’an observed the spiritual power swirling in his palm; through the incomplete "Great Freedom Visualization Technique" that his older sister taught him, he could ’visualize’ and master different attributes of spiritual power.
Though not like Nanzhi or his senior sister with innate water and ice attributes, the refinement effect of the "Great Freedom Visualization Technique" ensures that the spiritual power he controls is not far off.
In this regard alone, even though the "Great Freedom Visualization Technique" is incomplete, it is absolutely a top foundational technique among the immortal laws.
’Where did my sister acquire this immortal law?’
This thought flitted across Lu Jin’an’s mind, and after a moment of silence, he turned his attention to his domain.
The nine tribulations of Crossing Tribulation involve every aspect of a cultivator, starting with the Spiritual Power Tribulation of the First Realm, then the Divine Platform Tribulation, Physical Body Tribulation, Primordial Spirit Tribulation, Domain Tribulation, Heart Demon Tribulation, Heroic Spirit Tribulation, Immortal Seed Tribulation, and finally the Ninety-nine Thunder Tribulations.