Li Changshou's entire physical body radiated seven-colored immortal light, and his primordial spirit flowed with seven-colored immortal power. As the last Heavenly Tribulation formed, a massive silver-white lightning sphere, resembling a divine bird, crashed down, its power reaching its peak.
The sea surface exploded. Gusts of wind appeared, and spiritual Qi from thousands of miles around surged towards him. At the convergence, strands of brilliant light burst forth.
Li Changshou had completely transformed into an immortal. The tribulation clouds turned into white clouds, converging into a funnel shape, pouring pure spiritual Qi towards him. A golden ray of light shone down, enveloping him. Within it, ethereal figures of fairies danced, and white-haired elders arrived on cranes to congratulate him.
These were all phenomena that occurred after successfully undergoing tribulation.
The moment he succeeded, he immediately took out a blood-stained robe from his storage ring and threw it on the ground. Then, he used his new immortal power to execute the Water Escape Art at full power, rapidly shooting towards the west.
"That blood-stained robe was from a fallen mortal soldier. I soaked it in spiritual Qi, which can interfere with those who want to track me," he explained to the group while running.
The group was dumbfounded. Even after succeeding, he still had to throw down a decoy? You are truly meticulous.
Li Changshou moved rapidly through the ocean. A spiderweb-like crack was visible on his body—an injury left by the Heavenly Tribulation. The last bolt was not just tribulation lightning, but also Heavenly Punishment, which had injured him.
He quickly circulated the Azure Emperor Wood Emperor Art, and his injuries gradually began to recover. He purposefully arrived at a small island.
"This is a hidden place I found when scouting locations. I found several, so I could switch if anything unexpected happened. Now they can be used for recuperation."
"Alright, I've completed my tribulation. I have some insights, so I'll close the live stream and cultivate." With that, Li Changshou closed the broadcast. As his mind relaxed, countless insights flooded in, and he fell into a marvelous state of enlightenment, oblivious to the passage of time.
…
The people in the chat group saw him turn off the live stream, their expressions varied.
[Fang Han: "Brother Li's tribulation methods are truly unique!"]
[Xiao Yan: "Those who know, know he's undergoing tribulation. Those who don't might think he's trying to overturn the Heavenly Dao!"]
[Meng Qi: "Too sneaky, Li Changshou is truly too sneaky…"]
[Yang Qi: "You can't deny it, Brother Li's 'Gou Dao' (Prudent Dao) has something to it. When it's time to act, he acts without hesitation…"]
[Shi Jian: "Speaking of which, Li Changshou should be the first among us to achieve Immortal Ascension, right? He is indeed the first Immortal in the group!"]
True Immortals exist in Shi Jian's universe, Fang Han's universe, and Meng Qi's universe. Yet Li Changshou, who joined later, was the first to break through to that realm. Although the combat power of "Immortals" varied between worlds, it was a good omen.
[Fang Han: "I am still far from the Immortal Realm…"]
[Shi Jian: "Me too, far from True Immortal, Immortal King…"]
[Meng Qi: "I'm almost breaking through to the Human Immortal Realm!"]
[Shi Jian: "I don't even want to talk about your universe. The beginning is like children fighting, and the end is like nuclear weapons bombarding…"]
Meng Qi's Dharma Body realm was outrageous, starting with Human Immortals who could destroy a few hundred miles and ending with Heavenly Immortals who could destroy galaxies. After that, it became even crazier, with Legend-realm experts becoming universe-level existences.
[Meng Qi: "So what if the realm and strength span is a bit large?"]
[Xiao Yan: "…"]
No matter what, Li Changshou's strength definitely surpassed the others in the group for now. He was a protagonist of the Prudent Dao genre, which was essentially half an invincible protagonist—terrifyingly powerful, but pretending to be weak. He started at a higher point than the others and had now surpassed them all.
"I wonder if the chat group will add any of those invincible protagonists in the future?" Shi Jian thought, reminded of characters like Li Qiye, who was invincible from the start and liked to feign weakness.
…
[Shi Jian: "No more talk, I'm at a crucial point of breakthrough, so I'm going offline…"]
[Shi Jian: "These are some Half-Ginseng Fruits I obtained. I'll send one to each of you to try!"]
[Shi Jian: "Also, Xiao Yan, I collected two types of strange fires for you!"]
He sent out red packets in the group. After sending them, he went offline to cultivate Immortal Qi.
Shi Jian held a few Half-Ginseng Fruits in his mouth and began his closed-door cultivation. He sat cross-legged in the spiritual spring. One grotto-heaven after another appeared around him as divine flames soared, engulfing the area.
This fire seemed capable of incinerating the Nine Heavens. The flames, evolved from Dao, burned on his physical body. He was instantly severely injured, his skin tearing open.
The flames formed after igniting the Dao of Perfect World fused together. The flames from the Dao of Saint King World also fused. The Dao of other universes were the same. As the raging flames burned, Shi Jian could feel the faint Immortal Qi on his body becoming increasingly distinct. He was on the right path.
However, this path was extraordinarily difficult. The flames of the Great Dao tempered his body, and the recovery effect of the Azure Emperor Wood Emperor Art couldn't keep up. The many divine medicines he had obtained now showed their effects, repairing his body as it was burned again and again.
…
[Xiao Yan: "Godfather!"]
Xiao Yan was deeply moved. It had to be Shi Jian. He always thought of him. He unhesitatingly claimed the red packet.
The Half-Ginseng Fruit and the special flames appeared in his hands. After expressing his gratitude, he also went offline. Everyone was using the new mode to frantically increase their strength, and he wasn't willing to be left behind.
Xiao Yan took out the two strange fires. The terrifying temperature almost distorted the surrounding void. He felt that even a Dou Zong expert would be incinerated to ashes in front of them.
"These flames are indeed good," he mused, then began to fuse the two.
The flames instantly boiled, as if about to explode. He then used the Red Emperor Fire Emperor Qi, and the violent power instantly became gentle. The flames integrated into his body, and as the Fen Jue (Burning Art) circulated, his strength continuously increased.
"Dou Zong Peak!"
"The breakthrough is today!"
A glint flashed in his eyes. His cultivation had long since reached the Dou Zong Peak. Yao Lao had deliberately made him suppress his realm for a period, worried his breakthrough would be too fast. Now, with the help of the strange fires, his cultivation had reached an unstoppable point.
The flames on his body surged out like a volcanic eruption. Various flames condensed in the sky into a purple-brown giant dragon, 1,000 zhang long. It coiled and twisted, its dense dragon might permeating the air.
Roar!
The giant dragon let out a roar, and the sound vibrated through space.
Dou Zun Realm. Xiao Yan had completely broken through.
Besides that, his use of strange fires had reached a new level. A long time ago, he had seen Yang Qi's live stream of slaying Chu Tiange and was impressed by the Great Sun Divine Sword. At that moment, he had thought about developing his strange fires into a divine dragon.
Now, his wish had come true. Following the Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus, Xiao Yan developed another move.
Blazing Emperor Divine Dragon!
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