Chapter 004: Tribulation
As the gel-like substance cooled slightly, Yun Yang followed the instructions on the jade slip, controlling the Nascent Soul to absorb this gel-like liquid and spread it across the entire surface of the Nascent Soul. He then activated the Tianxin Jue, and the surrounding spiritual energy visibly merged into the mixture of the Nascent Soul and the gel-like liquid at a slow but noticeable pace, forming circles of white light. At this moment, Yun Yang also felt a sharp pain in his soul. After a series of distortions and transformations, the mixture gradually began to take shape, ultimately transforming into a humanoid figure enveloped in circles of white light. The surrounding spiritual energy visibly merged into the mixture of the Nascent Soul and the gel-like liquid at a slow but noticeable pace, forming circles of white light. At this moment, Yun Yang also felt a sharp pain in his soul. After a series of distortions and transformations, the mixture gradually began to take shape, ultimately transforming into a humanoid figure enveloped in circles of white light.
Taking out the sea agate, Yun Yang carefully used the already mobilized true fire of the primordial infant to burn it into a liquid according to the steps. After removing the impurities, he added several other types of spiritual essences from heaven and earth, then carefully burned it evenly. In the end, he obtained a transparent gel-like liquid. This mixed gel-like liquid is the external key to cultivating the body of a scattered immortal.
Although the heavenly tribulation struck swiftly, the lightning symbol in Yun Yang's mind was even more extraordinary, completely absorbing the heavenly tribulation without leaving a trace. The only difference from before was that, in addition to the yin-yang fish becoming increasingly bright, the surrounding five-colored fragments also glowed, shining with white, azure, black, red, and yellow light
The initial stage of cultivation was quite successful, but Yun Yang was about to face the trial of the heavenly tribulation. Therefore, he had no time to examine his own body, and could only manage to conjure a set of clothes to put on. He then saw dark clouds gathering ominously above him, seemingly appearing out of nowhere in the stone chamber. Before he could prepare himself, a bolt of purple lightning struck down. Just as Yun Yang reacted and was about to raise his hand to block it, a strange occurrence akin to a *picture* or *book* took place.
Regardless of Yun Yang's thoughts, the heavenly tribulation continues unabated. However, with the experience from the first two stages (it seems he just stood there doing nothing, unsure of what to do), Yun Yang now feels invincible. Not only does he stand leisurely without speaking, but he also arrogantly points at the tribulation clouds, as if he has returned to the demeanor of a gang leader from his past, proclaiming, "I am the elder of heaven, and you are but a minor tribulation, what do you amount to?"
Looking at this strange object, Yun Yang suddenly thought of a possibility: could this be the stone he had purchased at that time? He had bought it out of curiosity because there was a Taiji pattern on the stone, but he never expected to be inexplicably chased and end up here
Bored and scratching his head, Yun Yang stood there dejectedly. Up until now, he still did not understand what had actually happened. According to Yang Tian's memories, it seemed that tribulations were regarded as formidable beasts by cultivators. Yet, he felt no significant threat; it was as if the tribulation had consumed his body. If Yang Tian were aware of this, he would surely strangle him. After all, Yang Tian had been shattered by the tribulation, his soul scattered, and now this foreign soul, Yun Yang, had seized the last hope of becoming a loose immortal. Yet, he now looked down upon the tribulation, which would surely astonish other cultivators and leave them speechless.
If Yun Yang were attentive enough, he would certainly notice that with the flickering of the five colored blocks, the energy within his Nascent Soul was gradually merging with the five colored blocks. Yes, it was merging. At the boundary between the two, the energy within the Nascent Soul was slowly transforming into five colors, and the area of the five colors was also expanding increasingly.
Although it was not through his own arduous cultivation and insights from beginning to end, this has allowed him to truly and completely merge with the remnants of memories from Yuan Ying and Yang Tian. From this moment on, everything can genuinely be considered as belonging to Yun Yang, and he no longer needs to worry about any other drawbacks. Otherwise, with an external consciousness attempting to truly control Yuan Ying and seeking to advance further in cultivation to achieve the body of a scattered immortal, it would likely be nothing more than a pipe dream.
Struggling to stand up, Yun Yang adjusted his clothes and then sat cross-legged, beginning to cultivate the Heavenly Heart Technique. As he practiced, the injuries on his body gradually absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy for healing. This is the advantage of being a Loose Immortal; no matter how severe the injuries, as long as there is sufficient spiritual energy, one can recover swiftly.
After a while, the second layer of the heavenly tribulation finally brewed successfully. It seemed to have some objections to how easily Yun Yang passed the first layer of the heavenly tribulation. The second layer of the heavenly tribulation was fierce; the six paths of thunderbolts struck relentlessly, and it was all over in less than a minute, as if it had encountered an enemy. However, apart from the somewhat tattered clothes that had transformed, Yun Yang felt nothing at all. "Could it be that the heavenly tribulation knows I devoured it?" Yun Yang thought, still unable to react as the heavenly tribulation had already concluded, feeling a bit scared.
As the purple lightning was about to strike, it suddenly accelerated and struck his forehead. At that moment, Yun Yang distinctly felt the energy of the tribulation converging entirely into his mind, ultimately vanishing within, having been completely absorbed.
Yun Yang, feeling a strong sense of self and a profound understanding of the *Illustrated* book, believes he can begin cultivating the body of a loose immortal. He is already aware of the specific methods, and the materials have all been prepared by Yang Tian. Therefore, Yun Yang decides to commence his cultivation immediately
About a day later, the white light finally began to dissipate, revealing a completely naked figure. It was Yang Tian, or rather, it should be said that it was the appearance of Yang Tian, while the soul belonged to Yun Yang
Finally, after everything returned to calm, Yun Yang found himself staring blankly through introspection at the strange infant body within him. Could this be yet another primordial infant?
At this moment, within Yun Yang's body, the Yin-Yang fish rotated even faster, and the surrounding five-colored area continued to expand. However, none of this concerned Yun Yang; he no longer dared to be arrogant. The saying goes, "Those who show off will be struck by lightning," and the ancients truly did not deceive me.
The separated Taiji pattern lingered in Yunyang's mind, continuously rotating
Although he understood the method, Yun Yang still carefully simulated it several times in his mind. Finally, he confirmed that aside from the last heavenly tribulation, there were no other issues, and only then did he officially begin
After the six paths of tribulation thunder, the first layer of heavenly tribulation finally passed. Yun Yang, who had initially thought it would be a perilous and arduous experience, found himself unable to comprehend what had just happened. Meanwhile, the increasingly radiant Taiji diagram and the lightning symbol provided no useful hints whatsoever.
Now that the threat of the Soul-Devouring Demon was gone, Yun Yang began his cultivation of the Immortal in his bedroom
At this moment, Yun Yang suddenly thought of the soul-capturing demon, which he had not seen for several days. He had to find a way to subdue it; otherwise, it would be disastrous if it suddenly caused trouble while he was cultivating, just like the books. With this in mind, he began to search through the restrictions and soon discovered that the small bat-like soul-capturing demon was lying on the stone table outside, already on the verge of death. It seemed that being unable to fly out had left it nearly starved.
But why are there five more objects of different colors? At this moment, the second bolt of lightning has struck down. Similarly, this purple lightning was also absorbed, but it was absorbed by a lightning-shaped symbol next to the Tai Chi diagram, which floated around the Tai Chi diagram, constantly flickering. Youyang noticed that as the lightning symbol flickered, the yin-yang fish of the Tai Chi diagram seemed to slowly begin to rotate. The two seemed to have some connection; initially, it was not very obvious, but after absorbing several bolts of lightning, it gradually became apparent, as if the energy of the calamity lightning had turned into its driving force. Youyang discovered that as the lightning symbol flickered, the yin-yang fish of the Tai Chi diagram seemed to slowly begin to rotate. The two seemed to have some connection; initially, it was not very obvious, but after absorbing several bolts of lightning, it gradually became apparent, as if the energy of the calamity lightning had turned into its driving force.
However, just after he had operated the heart method nine times, he suddenly felt a tremor, as if his entire soul had been sublimated. He then sensed countless streams of spiritual energy rushing in. The yin-yang fish and the five colored regions in his mind flickered and rotated incessantly, then suddenly contracted and expanded. After several cycles of this, just as Yun Yang was worried that it might explode, the yin-yang fish and the surrounding five colored regions abruptly separated. The five colored clusters quickly left Yun Yang's mind, rushing to the location of the purple palace below, where they formed an energy body resembling an infant. The entire body of this infant was distinctly colored in five hues, appearing like a small figure painted with colors. The symbol of the lightning from the tribulation, along with the book, also appeared on this small figure's forehead, giving it an eerie appearance. The entire body of this infant was distinctly colored in five hues, appearing like a small figure painted with colors. The symbol of the lightning from the tribulation, along with the book, also appeared on this small figure's forehead, giving it an eerie appearance
Extraordinary events must have their causes, Yun Yang quickly employed the still unfamiliar technique of inner vision, only to discover that in his mind, there was an image resembling the Tai Chi diagram, surrounded by five small blocks of different colors encircling the Tai Chi diagram
Contempt, absolute contempt. It seemed that Yun Yang sensed the unfriendly attitude, and Jie Yun roared, summoning a thick bolt of golden lightning. This time, Yun Yang was not so fortunate; although he absorbed most of the tribulation thunder energy as usual, it appeared that this time the power was a bit excessive. The energy that he could not absorb in time struck him down, and at that moment, Yun Yang looked somewhat like he was undergoing tribulation, with a face covered in dirt and an explosive hairstyle (do scattered immortals have hair? Of course they do)
After several days of cultivation, Yun Yang felt that his Nascent Soul was becoming increasingly solid. However, the effect of the Heavenly Heart Technique on the Nascent Soul seemed to have reached its limit, with only minor effects remaining in terms of realm advancement. At this point, Yun Yang had almost inherited all the insights into the realm of Yang Tian that he could. Perhaps this was already inherently present in the Nascent Soul, and with the enhancement of the Heavenly Heart Technique, Yun Yang was able to inherit these insights.
The subsequent lightning strikes, each more powerful than the last, slammed Yun Yang down onto the floor. Often, before he could even stand up, he was struck down again. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries, just an overall feeling of discomfort. Finally, he endured until the last strike, as the calamity clouds in the sky dispersed, leaving only a human-shaped pit on the ground, resembling the character "大". It is quite remarkable how accurately he fell each time.