parentshiftbook Chapter 293 Inner Demons, Finally Becoming a Tribulation-Breaking Cultivator
Chapter 293 Inner Demons, Finally Becoming a Tribulation-Breaking Cultivator
Chapter 292 Inner Demons, Finally Becoming a Tribulation-Breaking Cultivator
Longhu Mountain
At this moment, this secret realm, blessed by successive Celestial Masters, is completely isolated from the outside world.
Above the sky, the calamity clouds, thick as ink and heavy as lead mountains, were filled in.
Within the clouds, it seemed as if thousands upon thousands of raging thunder dragons were rolling and roaring.
With each flick of their tails and each reach of their claws, they tore through the void, creating a continuous, soul-shaking thunderous sound!
The entire valley space was slightly distorted, and the earth veins deep within the earth were completely activated, transforming into nine thick pillars of light that surrounded the tribulation platform, both nourishing and reinforcing it to prevent the valley from collapsing under the power of the thunder.
Li Xijun sat cross-legged in the center of the tribulation platform, his posture as sturdy as a mountain and as stable as a rock.
"The time has come."
With a slight thought, the void behind him trembled, and the [Supreme Heavenly Venerable of the Unity of the Three Teachings], a figure two hundred feet tall, wearing a saint's crown and a robe of myriad phenomena, took a step forward and flew into the sky.
Amidst the flashing lightning, his face became even clearer, his brows brimming with boundless wisdom and compassion. Around him, miniature stars rose and fell, mountains and rivers evolved, and countless tiny yet clearly discernible scriptures from the three religions hung down and surrounded him like golden necklaces. The sounds of chanting, preaching, and bells and chimes intertwined to create a grand Daoist sound.
"hold head high--!"
Within the tribulation clouds, the largest silver-white lightning dragon let out a roar that shook the heavens and earth, suddenly breaking free from the clouds and pouncing down with bared fangs and claws.
Wherever it passed, everything seemed to be annihilated and melted, leaving behind a scorched mark in the void that lingered for a long time!
Li Xijun, however, neither flinched nor avoided the challenge; instead, she took a step forward.
On the right side appears a picture of Confucius preaching at the Apricot Altar, which stirs up the righteous energy of heaven and earth;
On the left, the Silent Mother descends to earth and speaks of the Western Emperor's Longevity Scripture, dispelling the violent thunder and calamity.
The supreme luminous Garbhadhatu Mandala of Buddhism naturally appears on the chest, stabilizing the origin of the soul.
The three religions and their methods were unleashed together to withstand the heavenly tribulation and thunder of this world!
"boom--!!!"
The thunderbolt slammed into Xinxiang's arms and exploded instantly.
This was not ordinary lightning, but transformed into billions of tiny, fragmented lightning runes containing the true meaning of destruction, like the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess wielding lightning hammers, frantically hammering and forging every inch of the heart's "body".
"Snap...creak..."
A barrage of teeth-grinding sounds rang out.
The body of Xinxiang, which was originally as solid as the golden body of a temple god or Buddha, dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface, and large patches of illusory images at the edges were directly vaporized and annihilated, and its volume shrank by 30% in an instant!
An extreme pain, several times stronger than when he was subjected to natural lightning in the main world, as if his soul was being torn apart inch by inch and thrown into a furnace to be forged, surged towards Li Xijun's original consciousness like a tide.
He grunted, but his eyes grew even sharper and calmer.
"It seems that it was very wise of me to use the lightning tempering in the main world, which is filled with lightning-attribute spiritual power."
"The injuries and pain I'm experiencing now are entirely within my tolerance and range of acceptance."
Li Xijun's mind and will, as well as his damaged mental state, remained unshaken in the slightest.
Just like the countless trials and tribulations they had undergone before,
almost at the same time,
The vast and boundless power of the aspirations of all living beings in his mind began to surge.
Like the rising sun dispelling darkness, a vast, warm, and pure golden stream of wish power, like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, surged and turbulently into the heart on the verge of collapse.
Wherever the power of the will passed, the cracks were quickly healed, the dissipated parts were rapidly reshaped, and the dim radiance shone again, even more condensed and pure than before.
Destruction and rebirth are accelerated to the extreme in this process.
Li Xijun also clearly felt that under the forging of thunder, impurities in his own mind were removed, and the structure became more dense and solid, just like refined steel.
Although its volume has not recovered, its condensation and strength have increased several times over, and a faint but real warm glow has begun to emanate from its body, which is a sign that pure yang energy has begun to grow!
Before he could continue to experience the benefits brought by this lightning tribulation,
Before the aftershocks of the first lightning tribulation had even completely subsided, the thick clouds began to churn again!
This time, what descended was not a lightning dragon, but a pale golden pillar of lightning, as solid as glass.
Within the pillar of light, there were faintly visible peaceful scenes of falling flowers, dancing goddesses, and emerging celestial palaces. But beneath this peace, there was an invisible killing intent that directly targeted the heart and stirred up the seven emotions and six desires.
This is the "Illusory Heart Thunder," which specifically harms the Dao heart and corrupts the will!
Before the thunder arrived, the bewitching power had already descended.
Li Xijun suddenly felt the scene before him change:
He seemed to have returned to his past life. When he woke up, the stock market was in turmoil, and the millions of dollars he had earned through seven years of hard work in the game vanished into thin air. From then on, he lived a mediocre and unproductive life.
It was as if I saw myself stagnating in martial arts, failing to get into martial arts university, struggling to survive at the front-line base, dying in the mythical riots, turning into a handful of dust, and all my efforts coming to nothing.
Seeing Su Youli, Lisa, her sister Li Qinghan and others meet with misfortune, and being powerless to help, endless regret and self-blame welled up in her heart;
A deep-seated greed for money, a pursuit of power, and a yearning for immortality were amplified and transformed into seductive whispers, leading him astray...
This is the tribulation of inner demons that cultivators who refine their spirit must overcome.
It was formless and invisible, yet ten times more dangerous than the first bolt of lightning!
however,
Li Xijun's Dao heart had long been polished into a pure and flawless gem, clear inside and out, through traversing the two realms, converging the self and others, witnessing life and death, and comprehending reincarnation.
Faced with these endless illusions and the onslaught of inner demons, the wisdom of the Three Teachings naturally emerged from the depths of his mind, transforming into three clear streams that cleansed his spirit:
The Confucian ideal of integrity: "Wealth and honor cannot corrupt, poverty and hardship cannot sway, and power and force cannot subdue!"
An overwhelming and irresistible righteous energy surged from the depths of my heart, like the blazing sun melting snow, sweeping away all illusions of money and beauty.
"Always be without desire, so as to observe its wonder; always have desire, so as to observe its manifestations."
In an instant, the mind enters a state of tranquility and non-action, a state of profound harmony with all things.
Worries about lifespan and anxieties about success or failure pass by like fleeting clouds at this moment. I am not attached to material things, nor disturbed by them. I have merged with the Dao, so why should I fear life, death, success, or failure?
The Buddhist Prajna (wisdom) states: "All forms are illusory. If one sees all forms as non-forms, then one sees the Tathagata."
When the sword of wisdom is raised, all the threads of trouble are severed. The worries of relatives and friends, and one's own greed, are all manifestations of attachment.
Seeing that the five aggregates are all empty, one transcends all suffering and distress. With no hindrance in the mind, there is no fear!
The true meaning of the three religions flowed through him, forming an indestructible barrier of wisdom in his heart.
All those illusions and endless inner demons crashed against him, like waves crashing against rocks. Though they were powerful, they were ultimately shattered into nothingness and failed to penetrate his mind in the slightest!
His mind, instead of being damaged by the "Illusory Heart Thunder," became clearer, purer, and more radiant, like a mirror that has been wiped clean of dust.
The pure yang energy within rapidly grew stronger, transforming from a single wisp into a continuous stream, like the rising sun, warm and full of vitality.
At this moment, Xinxiang's eyes seemed to be able to see through illusion and point directly to the source!
As the two bolts of heavenly lightning were defused, the tribulation clouds seemed to be thoroughly enraged, as if they were about to bestow their final fortune.
At the heart of the clouds, a bolt of lightning, only as thick as an arm but displaying a chaotic color, fell silently.
This bolt of lightning had no concrete form; it seemed to be the embodiment of the laws and authority of lightning in this world.
It contains the ultimate destruction, but also gives birth to boundless vitality; it is the dividing line between Yin and Yang, and also the point of return to chaos!
Faced with this final test, Li Xijun let out a long roar, and his mind underwent a mysterious transformation.
It no longer adheres to a certain form, but sometimes transforms into a Confucian sage, reciting scriptures and invoking the righteous energy of heaven and earth; sometimes it manifests the golden body of Buddha, forming the meditation mudra, with the past and future all contained in a single thought; and sometimes it becomes a Taoist immortal, evolving the void homeland and expounding the ultimate truth of the world's birth and death!
The three teachings, in their endless cycle, ultimately return to the true nature of the "Supreme Celestial Venerable," carrying a boundless and all-encompassing power that actively confronts the chaotic thunder.
"Buzz—!"
There was no explosion, no loud noise. The instant the chaotic thunder came into contact with the mind, it was as if a drop of water was merging into the ocean, instantly permeating every tiny component of the mind.
A tremendous force, capable of creating the world and reshaping the universe, erupted within the mind.
The essence of Yin spirit and that wisp of pure Yang energy, catalyzed by this thunder, merged, collided, and fused at an unprecedented speed.
"Snap! Snap! Snap!"
A tremendous roar, like the beginning of the universe, emanated from within the mind.
Its size began to expand uncontrollably and wildly!
Two hundred and ten zhang, two hundred and twenty zhang, three hundred zhang! Four hundred zhang! Five hundred zhang!
The once somewhat illusory Myriad Manifestations Robe has now become completely solid, with each star on it appearing as a projection of a real star, slowly moving along a mysterious trajectory.
The sage's crown moved without wind, emitting a clear Daoist sound. At the center of his brow, a point of pure Yang golden light, like a third eye, suddenly lit up, radiating an aura of majesty that could see into the netherworld and subdue all evil!
A powerful surge of pure Yang energy erupted from Xinxiang's body like a tsunami, sweeping across the entire valley.
The new Heart Image, towering five hundred feet tall, radiating pure yang golden light, and possessing a solemn and divine appearance, stood between heaven and earth, seemingly becoming the center of this world!
In the sky,
The heavy, mountain-like tribulation clouds began to slowly dissipate, transforming into pure primordial energy that nourished the valley. Even sweet rain fell, and the strange phenomenon of golden lotuses emerging from the ground faintly appeared.
Li Xijun slowly opened his eyes. In the depths of his pupils, it seemed as if galaxies were flowing and the universe was being created and destroyed.
A sense of power and control, a feeling of having undergone a spiritual leap, filled my entire body.
His divine soul was more refined and powerful than ever before, and his connection with heaven and earth became more than ten times clearer with every thought.
Since then,
He, Li Xijun, is a true cultivator at the first level of the Thunder Tribulation!
The Yin spirit transformed into Yang, stepping into a brand new realm of spiritual refinement.
Its powerful mind and solid foundation are enough to make it stand out from the crowd, giving it the qualifications to dominate the eastern and western continents, the world order, and the general trend of the world!
(End of this chapter)