At this moment, Pei Xuanjing's divine soul has undergone this enhancement, almost reaching the ultimate level of condensing the divine soul. He's only a hair's breadth from triggering the Thunder Tribulation and transforming into a Yin Spirit.
Indeed, it could be said that Pei Xuanjing has already stepped half a foot into the Spirit Realm. Even Pei Xuanjing feels that, if he is willing, he only needs to resort to the moment of thunderstorm one day, and freely release his divine soul, to directly incite the Thunder Tribulation.
Of course, how powerful the provoked Thunder Tribulation would be and whether he can survive it, Pei Xuanjing has no certainty.
From a high perspective, many previous puzzles were solved, making his understanding of the Cultivation Path even clearer.
The way of cultivation: Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, and Immortal Realm.
This kind of divisions is not arbitrarily divided according to someone's preference, but is based on a rough basic understanding.
In Pei Xuanjing's view, let alone the unreachable Immortal Realm that no one has ever touched, the division of the Mortal Realm and the Spirit Realm is differentiated because they represent almost completely different realms, symbolizing the transformation of life, or evolution.
In the Mortal Realm, regardless of how martial artists in this realm cultivate, polish their bodies, condense True Qi, or nourish their spirits, these only involve basic cultivation and do not touch on the essence of cultivation:
transformation.
Just like Pei Xuanjing at this moment, his divine soul has already undergone extreme transformation and is just a breath away from becoming a Yin Spirit.
This means that he has already stepped onto the path of evolution compared to other martial artists who have not yet touched the Spirit Realm. Even if it's just a small step, this qualitative change is hard for those martial artists to reach, they can't even imagine it.
The so-called a step's difference is as vast as heaven and earth itself.
After his divine soul was strengthened and transformed, Pei Xuanjing was radiant and spirited. Even after going through a life simulation, he wasn't tired. He no longer needed a rest to recover like before after running one life simulation.
After calming his emotions, Pei Xuanjing decisively launched the second life simulation.
He was very much looking forward to this life simulation. He wanted to see whether he could incite the Thunder Tribulation in the life simulation after his divine soul returned to enhanced transformation and even survive the Thunder Tribulation.
[Taoyun: 117413 points.]
[Do you want to use the Life Simulator? One use will consume 100,000 Taoyun points.]
[Life Simulation Starts: ]
Age 33: You continue to cultivate in Baiyun Temple. While you were using thunder to refine and spiritualize your body, a surge of thunder unexpectedly gathered. The original Lightning Attraction Device didn't work and the thunder power directly pierced your body and targeted your divine soul.
Caught off guard, your divine soul was infused with destructive power by thunder and began to slowly transform.
At this moment, you finally understood that this was the Thunder Tribulation to break through the Spirit Realm, the transformation of the divine soul into Yin Spirit in the Refining Spirit path.
Although you were terrified, you understood that there were no other methods at this point. You could only calmly operate your divine soul to try to overcome the tribulation.
The thunder contained endless destructive and creative forces, constantly destroying and repairing your divine soul, making you alternate between wanting to live and wanting to die. At one moment, you felt as if your divine soul had been nourishing in a hot spring. At another, you felt your divine soul was undergoing constant tempering of alternating cold ice and intense fire.
You didn't know how long it took, but your divine soul seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. The damage of the thunder power on you was getting smaller and smaller.
In the end, the wind stopped, the rain dispersed, and the thunder disappeared.
A Yin Spirit that looked exactly like you appeared.
You surprisingly survived the first Thunder Tribulation with your willpower, transformed your divine soul into a Yin Spirit, and fully stepped into the Spirit Realm.
From then on, you are the first cultivator to step into the Spirit Realm, breaking the shackles of Heaven and Earth and transforming the impossible into possible, after thousands of years since the Tang Dynasty.
Although you broke through by a stroke of luck, your foundation was severely damaged. You needed a considerable amount of time to recover and mend your foundation.
After instructing Yu Zhenzi and Pang Hong and leaving some messages explaining your situation, you began to close yourself off from the world.
Age 34: You are in seclusion and oblivious to worldly affairs. However, some information about you inevitably spread out, and many people are guessing in the dark whether you are about to break through.
Age 35: Even without your existence, everything is still proceeding methodically. The formation of the True Martial Sect is activated, the essence Qi of Heaven and Earth is rising, and Heaven and Earth are beginning to recover. Age 36: Everyone is in seclusion, and the world derails into a strange calm. You are still in seclusion. The absence of you for such a long time makes many people believe that you have touched the opportunity to break through. Moreover, many people think that with your talents, you will likely be the first to step into the Spirit Realm after Heaven and Earth recover. This undoubtedly makes many people nervous. They don't like a powerful figure like you suppressing them after breaking through.
Age 41: The Elder of the Blood Demon Sect of the Demonic Cult tried to forcibly break through but failed. This made his strength reach an extremely strong level. He had a deep relationship with Yang Tinghe and hated you very much. But he dared not take action before due to his fear of your strength, and could only grumble about it.
At this time, although he failed, his enhanced strength made him want to take revenge on you. He was also worried that you will pose a threat to him once you break through. He decided to try and kill you directly to regain the Blood God Blade, the treasure of the Blood Demon Sect.
Three months later, that mighty man of the Blood Demon Sect of the Demonic Cult sneaked into Tiandu alone, hid his identity, and came to your cultivation site, intending to kill you by surprise.
At this time, not only had your foundation not fully recovered, but cultivators on the path of Refining Spirit inherently had weaker combat power. You had a fierce fight with the attacker. Although you killed him, you also aggravated your old injury in the process, and in the end, both of you died together.
[End of this life.]
"This…"
Looking at the result of this life simulation, Pei Xuanjing didn't know what to say for a while.
Although he had indeed incited Thunder Tribulation in this life simulation as he had expected and had persevered through it with his formidable willpower, the cost to him had been huge. His foundation had even been damaged.
Considering the transformation strength of his divine soul now, after enduring the terrifying Thunder Tribulation, he was still not truly recovered even after many years of secluded cultivation. This showed how frightening the Thunder Tribulation was, how horrific its power was, and how much damage it had left on his cultivation foundation.
It was because of this that most of the time, he was in seclusion recovering from his wounds and missed many events perhaps in this life simulation.
What left him speechless the most was the way he died in this life simulation. He was ambushed in the end by a strong man of the Blood Demon Cult whom he had already not taken seriously, and eventually, they both died together..
"Blood Demon sect!" Pei Xuanjing muttered this name under his breath.
He had originally thought that after the disappearance of Yang Tinghe, the Blood Demon Sect Master, several decades ago, the Blood Demon Sect had gradually declined, with the majority of its powerful members having perished alongside Yang Tinghe in Tiandu not long ago.
However, to his astonishment, there were survivors, strong ones from the Blood Demon Sect were still alive and were not to be underestimated.
Be aware that according to descriptions in human life simulations, nearly all powerful people went into seclusion for intense cultivation, looking for an opportunity to breakthrough after the revival of Heaven and Earth.
Yet no one expected that the first to breakthrough would be this ordinarily obscure strongman of the Blood Demon Sect.
Although he did not achieve a real breakthrough, his strength and talent have surpassed numerous others.
"Perhaps, I should let Bai Xiaosheng keep an eye on this," Pei Xuanjing pondered.
Currently, they already harbored a grudge with the Blood Demon Sect and based on the opponent's behavior in the simulation, it seemed like there was no chance for reconciliation.
Therefore, they must have Bai Xiaosheng locate this person, to preempt and prevent any future troubles.
After all, even though Pei Xuanjing himself did not fear the opponent, what about his subordinates? Would the enemy choose to confront others if unable to confront Pei Xuanjing?
No one could predict that.
However, on second thoughts, he was lucky in this life simulation, triggering the Thunder Tribulation accidentally during the initial stages of using the Thunder power to temper his body.
Thankfully, due to the previous strengthening, the cost this time was not as simple, otherwise, he would have suffered the same fate as before and died under the Thunder Tribulation, wasting an opportunity to simulate a lifetime. [ Simulation has ended, you can choose to retain one of the following rewards.]
[First: The True Qi accumulation at the age of forty-one.] [Second: The physical realm at the age of forty-one.]
[Third: Transmuting the Divine Soul into the Yin Spirit.]
Lookinz at the rewards of this life simulation, Pei Xuaniinz smiled, he had
been correct in his previous choice, he had won this bet.
Indeed, as he had thought, if the Divine Soul was strengthened, he could transform the Divine Soul into the Yin Spirit during the life simulation, taking the opportunity to step into the Spirit Realm. Excited, he chose the third reward.
"Huh?"
Pei Xuanjing raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat perplexed.
It was no big deal.
Just because this time, unlike before when rewards were distributed immediately after leaving the simulation, this particular reward had a few notifications:
"For a cultivator's Divine Soul to transform into a Yin Spirit, you must experience the baptism of the Thunder Tribulation and accept the transformative baptism of the Thunder Tribulation with no possibility of evasion. Although this reward can help the host in advance to transform the Divine Soul into a Yin Spirit, the Thunder Tribulation is inevitable. If the host does not proactively trigger the Thunder Tribulation, it will inevitably fall after thirty years. Remember!"
[Do you wish to continue and collect the reward?]
Such a detailed explanation, but Pei Xuanjing had never encountered such a scenario when receiving life simulation rewards before.
According to his understanding, the path of Refining Spirit from transforming the Divine Soul into a Yin Spirit was a metamorphosis of life, and the reason given by the notification was straightforward, it was difficult to replicate the Energy of Creation contained in the Thunder Tribulation.
"There are such restrictions?" Pei Xuanjing murmured to himself, then smiled faintly, "But it's within reason and not altogether unexpected."
It doesn't really matter.
Though this reward could only help him transform into a Yin Spirit and couldn't provide the Energy of Creation from the Thunder, Pei Xuanjing believed that the most challenging part of the Refining Spirit path should be the transformation of the Divine Soul, as this was a fundamental change.
As for enduring the baptism of the Thunder Tribulation, Pei Xuanjing felt it was only natural – the way of cultivation couldn't be taken lightly, and it was best to take steady steps to establish a solid foundation.
In Pei Xuanjing's mind, even if he used the simulator to breakthrough, he would inevitably look for the right time to try and attract the Thunder Tribulation to experience its power in the future.
In this regard, this restriction didn't matter at all for him, it was like a blessing in disguise.
Moreover, the Thunder Tribulation was delayed for thirty years, a restriction that held no sway over Pei Xuanjing.
With the simulator in hand and countless resources at disposal, as long as
Heaven and Earth revived, his cultivation would definitely make great strides.
Although he dared not claim rapid progress, as long as he had sufficient Taoyun, he could simulate endlessly, and there was nothing that could stop him.
If Pei Xuanjing, with all his advantages, were too scared to trigger or endure even such a trivial Thunder Tribulation, then why was he still on the path of cultivation, why seek immortality? He might as well lie down and wait for death.
[Yes!]
After Pei Xuanjing confirmed once again, his whole body shook, and he was enveloped in a mysterious power.
In a split second, he felt his Divine Soul begin to tremble slightly. The whole experience was just like the process described in the life simulation earlier, or even better.
He sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, eyes tightly shut, his True Qi rolling, his skin bulging, his face contorted, sweat falling like droplets of water from his forehead, his body shaking sligh tly with wisps of ethereal Qi rising
310 vuy.
In his mind, his Divine Soul was being forged between ice and fire, as if it had been placed on a Forging Platform and hammered repeatedly by an iron hammer.
Within his Divine Soul, streaks of light kept shimmering, becoming clearer and stronger, while the sound of thunderous blasts echoed in his ears.
Pei Xuanjing felt as if his Divine Soul was about to tear apart, as all his memories began to flow like water, no matter whether he remembered them or had forgotten about them, everything was displayed before his eyes with striking clarity.
After an unknown period of time, Pei Xuanjing's Divine Soul had been forged into a Origin Fetus, and his entire consciousness transformed into Chaos, lacking both Heaven and Earth, or even a sense of self.
Boom!
The Origin Fetus suddenly erupted, as if creating Heaven and earth, a baby emerged from it. In the blink of an eye, the baby rapidly grew, transforming into a youth identical to Pei Xuanjing in size and appearance.
The transformation of the Divine Soul into the Yin Spirit was a success.
At the very moment Pei Xuanjing successfully formed a Yin Spirit, a horrific pressure emanated from his body, alarming nearly all cultivators above the Third-grade of Tiandu. Countless people were shocked, though unclear about what exactly had happened.
In an instant, the sky changed color, countless Heavenly Thunders converged above the Baiyun Temple, Thunder roared, lightning danced, a world-destroying presence coiled in the sky, seemingly ready to descend at any moment.
The source of this threatening aura was now clear to the many cultivators who had initially been ignorant of the calamity. Their faces changed dramatically as they looked towards the direction of the Baiyun Temple where Pei Xuanjing was located..
Originally engaged in a discussion with Wang Qiong, the Minister of the
Ministry of War, strategizing on how to counter the recent suppression of Wang Qiong by the emperor, Wang Boan's expression suddenly darkened, and an overwhelming force in destabilizing people's minds surged through his body, only to vanish in an instant.
Although Wang Qiong was a third-grade martial artist who initially made a breakthrough by refining a peculiar object, his strength was not impressive due to his rare appearances in battles.
However, the fleeting terrifying aura from Wang Boan made him pale, and he involuntarily turned his gaze toward Wang Boan.
Without immediately answering, Wang Boan stood up and walked to the window of the pavilion, staring at the direction of Baiyun Temple for a long time without uttering a word.
Deep within the Imperial City, an old white-haired eunuch, who was leisurely holding a book in one of the royal pavilions, also changed his complexion drastically. His face was full of shock, and even when the book in his hand fell to the floor, he did not notice. He muttered to himself, "Could this be…"
"Plop! "
Zhu Yousong, who was at the time healing through his martial cultivation, was enveloped by this horrifying aura. He instantly felt his energy and blood surge, causing him to cough up a mouthful of fresh blood.
Fortunately, the aura was not targeted at him, but only interrupted his healing process, without worsening his injuries.
Within Baiyun Temple, Daoist Xuanming felt this terrifying aura, and immediately left his room. Looking up at the terrifying thunder in the sky, he frowned and involuntarily walked in the direction of Pei Xuanjing.
He soon encountered many of the temple's top experts, as well as Yu Zhenzi who shared his suspicion. They looked at each other and headed towards Pei Xuanjing together.
However, before they arrived, the terrifying aura suddenly disappeared. The roaring thunder in the sky, as if it had lost its target, also dissipated.
"Everyone?"
Feeling people approaching, Pei Xuanjing opened the door just in time to see Daoist Xuanming and Yu Zhenzi in the lead.
Seeing Pei Xuanjing's robe soaked in sweat, Daoist Xuanming thought to himself that it was indeed as he expected.
He did not speak immediately but dispersed the crowd of the temple's elite who had gathered before walking into Pei Xuanjing's room with Yu Zhenzi.
"Please wait a moment while I change into a fresh set of clothes," Pei Xuanjing said with a smile.
They didn't rush, so they sat down and quietly waited for Pei Xuanjing.
After a short while, Pei Xuanjing, dressed in a new robe, walked out.
"I assume you have come regarding the incident just now?" Before they could ask, Pei Xuanjing took the initiative to admit, "Indeed, the incident was caused by me."
To be honest, even Pei Xuanjing did not expect that his breakthrough this time would cause such a huge commotion.
Pei Xuanjing, who had just cultivated his Yin Spirit, was in a very mystical state. He felt as if he was more in sync with heaven and earth, and just wanted to experience what it felt like to be in the Yin Spirit Realm.
He didn't realize how many times stronger he had become, and just like before, he summoned his Yin Spirit without deliberately controlling his aura.
However, before he could fully take in the marvels of the Yin Spirit's use, he realized that his momentum was many times stronger than he had thought.
In an instant, he sensed the convergence of Thunder Tribulation from the sky above and immediately understood that it was because the world hadn't recovered yet, and his cultivation to Yin Spirit meant breaking the shackles of nature, attracting the attention of heaven and earth with every move.
Also, because his breakthrough didn't involve facing the Thunder Tribulation, it was akin to entering the train first and buying the ticket later, naturally attracting the convergence of Thunder Tribulation in an instant.
So, upon understanding all these, Pei Xuanjing immediately retracted his aura, causing the heavenly thunder onslaught to temporarily recede.
However, this also meant that until heaven and earth truly recovered, unless he wanted to immediately face the Thunder Tribulation, he must not release the aura of the Yin Spirit completely, as it would inevitably attract the Thunder Tribulation.
One could say, although this breakthrough allowed Pei Xuanjing to enter the Spirit Realm, it had imposed many invisible restrictions on him.
Upon witnessing Pei Xuanjing's candidness, Daoist Xuanming couldn't help but ask, "Are you implying that you've made a breakthrough!"
However, as soon as he posed the question, he shook his head, thinking that it couldn't be possible.
Truthfully, with Baiyun Temple's longstanding legacy and Daoist Xuanming's understanding of the shackles of heaven and earth, he should know very well that it's difficult to enter the Spirit Realm before the recovery of heaven and earth. Those countless geniuses throughout thousands of years have failed to break this rule, so trying to make a breakthrough is pretty much wishful thinking.
Regardless of Pei Xuanjing's extraordinary talents, it did not seem possible for him to break this rule. He probably was just practicing a peerless martial study.
Yu Zhenzi, on the other hand, gave Daoist Xuanming a surprised look. He originally thought that his admiration for their Sect Leader's strength was unparalleled, but to his surprise, the expectation that this Head of Baiyun Temple held for the Sect Leader far exceeded his own.
But Yu Zhenzi certainly thought that the other party was overthinking. If the shackles of heaven and earth could be broken so easily, then it wouldn't have been the case that so many heroes since ancient times are still restricted by it.
However, to their surprise, Pei Xuanjing's answer almost made them lose their composure.
"Yes!" Pei Xuanjing did not hide the truth, he openly acknowledged it.
Since he had made a breakthrough, Pei Xuanjing naturally did not think of concealing it, so he disclosed everything straightforwardly.
Clang.
Hearing Pei Xuanjing's answer, both of them immediately jumped to their feet, not even noticing their chairs falling over.
Both of them were looking at Pei Xuanjing with a disbelief, their bodies trembling, and they both exclaimed, "What?"
They gazed at Pei Xuanjing, despite hearing his response just now, both of them almost thought they were hallucinating, they couldn't believe it.
Pei Xuanjing remained calm and serene, and responded with a smile, "Yes, I have indeed entered the Spirit Realm."
"Taoist friend, you must not be joking!" Daoist Xuanming exclaimed.
Initially he thought that Pei Xuanjing was jesting, but when he remembered Pei Xuanjing's extraordinary talents, he suddenly felt that all the unreasonable phenomena happening around Pei Xuanjing were so logical.
Therefore, he couldn't help himself but ask.
"Sect Leader, is this true?" Yu Zhenzi, too, looked completely incredulous and wanted to confirm once again.
Both of them found it hard to believe for the moment. According to the laws of nature, it should be impossible for anyone to break the shackles of heaven and earth to enter the Spirit Realm when heaven and earth haven't recovered yet. With a smile and without uttering a word, Pei Xuanjing slowly released his aura.
Boom!
Even a minor trace of this aura was enough to change the color of their faces. Although they had never encountered a Spirit Realm powerhouse before, such a terrifying aura was enough to chill anyone to the bone.
At this moment, feeling such terrifying pressure, they finally dispelled any doubts they had in their minds and acknowledged that Pei Xuanjing had indeed reached the Spirit Realm.
To be clear, even though Pei Xuanjing was powerful before, he wasn't intimidating enough to make them lose courage.
Such divine might probably only belonged to the Spirit Realm powerhouses of ancient legends..