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Bai Xi looked at him suspiciously and said, "What happened? You seemed a bit strange just now."
Zhao Yang replied, "It's nothing. This is just my special Cultivation Method. I'm reading the contents of the Golden Handkerchief; there's nothing odd about it. You'll get used to it."
Zhao Yang spoke the truth. Many strange things happened in the Cultivation world, and he wasn't deliberately hiding anything. Others were not particularly curious; everyone had their own strengths. Clearly, this was Zhao Yang's way of reading. Bai Xi seemed to believe him, but she was still curious about what exactly was in the Golden Handkerchief.
Zhao Yang continued, "This is a method that makes men more manly. Do you want to learn it?"
Bai Xi's face instantly turned crimson. She couldn't help but glance down at Zhao Yang and then covered her face, exclaiming, "You really have no shame!" With that, she ran out. Zhao Yang laughed heartily; he didn't think it was embarrassing at all.
After Bai Xi left, Zhao Yang's expression became serious because he felt a change in the mysterious Crimson Gold Characters within his Foundation Cauldron. The area occupied by the Crimson Gold Characters expanded slightly, but it did not encroach upon the runes originally held by the Perfect Foundation Cauldron. Instead, it lifted the Crimson Gold Characters and attached them to the surface of the Perfect Foundation Cauldron. Zhao Yang noticed that there seemed to be two additional lines of characters, which encircled the Perfect Foundation Cauldron like planetary rings.
A section of the Perfect Foundation Cauldron became vacant, and the previously distorted inscriptions began to smooth out and return to their original form, gradually reclaiming their rightful place on the cauldron's surface.
The Foundation Cauldron appeared even more ancient and primordial, filled with Chaotic Qi. At this moment, it could almost be described as a Chaos Cauldron.
Zhao Yang's Foundation Cauldron was unique; every cultivator formed their own Foundation Cauldron during the Foundation Establishment Stage. Just like nature's cycles—tides rising and falling, day turning into night—the Foundation Stage was something that naturally occurred for cultivators; no one could simply will it into being.
Could a person control their appearance? Were some born beautiful?
In ancient times, some exceptionally talented individuals attempted to shape their Foundation Stage into something else, but they all failed, and failure often led to death.
Bold Zhao Yang was unaware of all this; he thought that after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, what was formed could be shaped by himself. Thus, he boldly transformed his Foundation Stage into a Foundation Cauldron.
Typically, a cauldron has three legs and two ears, symbolizing supremacy—it is considered the ancestor of all vessels. Zhao Yang did not know why he chose to shape his Foundation Stage into a cauldron.
The Perfect Foundation Cauldron radiated Chaotic Qi as if it were a divine artifact containing the sun and moon at the dawn of creation.
The Perfect Foundation Cauldron slowly rotated, showcasing the Haotian Pill like a giant dragon swallowing the sun. His massive Primordial Spirit sat atop the Qi Sea, meditating peacefully; all the chaos of heaven and earth could not disturb his Dao heart in the slightest.
Zhao Yang awoke from his introspection and gazed out at the world beyond his window.
The sun still shone brightly, casting warm rays.
However, on his hand lingered a layer of mysterious Crimson Gold Characters that were much dimmer than those he had previously possessed; they were difficult to notice unless one looked closely.
Crimson Gold Characters flashed by, and Zhao Yang simply lowered his hand lightly before stepping out of the room.
He did not notice that as his hand waved downward, a silent rift appeared on the ground, splitting the void. This rift contained a terrifying Void Turbulence, but after a while, the void healed, and the ground returned to calmness.
Zhao Yang tucked the Golden Handkerchief into his pocket and felt the Spirit Pearl that had been hanging quietly around his neck, along with the Cosmic Bag he obtained from Heavenly Mechanism Mountain. The Chaos bag was said to be able to hold mountains and rivers, although that was somewhat exaggerated; it was still useful for storing things like houses.
The space inside the Cosmic Bag was static and independent, so when events occurred outside, they did not affect what was happening inside.
Seeing that the houses behind him were quite nice, Zhao Yang opened the Cosmic Bag and stored five or seven houses within it, preparing for future travels in the Cultivation world without worrying about lacking a place to stay.
As Zhao Yang walked along the path, he arrived at an orchard where an Azure Phoenix stood atop a massive fruit tree, gazing into the wind. In the eyes of the Azure Phoenix, Demon Empress was nearby, picking Spiritual Fruits from a tree. These fruits were favored by birds, and among them was a type called Fire Spirit Fruit, which could help descendants of divine birds with phoenix bloodlines grow rapidly and increase their cultivation. The Demon Empress wanted to help the Azure Phoenix transform into a human quickly.
“Zhao Yang, you’ve come,” spoke none other than the Azure Phoenix, her wings beautiful and azure like a clear sky, with long trailing feathers resembling a celestial maiden descending from the Nine Heavens, dragging long ribbons behind her.
Under the bright sunny sky, she looked like the most beautiful rainbow.
“Zhao Yang greets the Demon Queen.” Zhao Yang bowed. He felt sympathy for this trapped Demon Queen Azure Phoenix, who had spent hundreds of years in confusion. Most critically, her body continued to grow younger while she lost many memories, living in increasing ignorance. At least in Zhao Yang’s view, this was not happiness; returning to youth should not be like this.
The Demon Queen Azure Phoenix remained silent. In her gaze was only the majestic figure of the Demon Empress, a man capable of supporting an entire sky. However, from her eyes, Zhao Yang sensed a hint of loneliness.
“Is it because you have seen everything that happened with the Demon Empress?” asked Zhao Yang. If someone gazed upon their beloved only to have someone they had never known suddenly tell them that person was their spouse, no one could accept that.
But the Demon Queen shook her head and said, “I have seen our daily lives through his memories. Yet people change; we haven’t seen each other for three hundred years, but I am now six hundred years younger than him. Such a gap is too vast. My thoughts can barely accept him now, yet I do not wish to face scenes of parting.”
Listening to the words of the Demon Queen, Zhao Yang pondered for a moment before asking, “Are you worried that the Demon Empress will soon Transcend Tribulation?”
The Demon Queen sighed and replied, “Years ago, my grandfather was unmatched among the descendants of the Azure Phoenix. Yet under the Heavenly Tribulation, he was reduced to ashes. When the Divine Monkey descended five hundred years ago, it suppressed all paths and delayed everyone’s Tribulation Period. The accumulation has reached its peak; many will attempt to Transcend Tribulation, but how many will succeed? Historically, nine out of ten who attempt to transcend become nothingness. I can already sense that the cultivation level of the Demon Empress is nearing its limit at the peak of the Transcendence Stage Great Perfection. He has no means to suppress it; waiting until his time comes to attempt to transcend is just how he is—proud and confident.”
“The cultivation level of the Demon Empress is unimaginably high. I estimate that even the Central Sovereign might not be his match. I believe he will succeed in his attempt to transcend,” reassured Zhao Yang.
The Demon Queen shook her head and said, “Cultivating as a demon is always far more difficult than ascending as a human. Humans are born with wisdom; demons often need thousands of years to transform from beasts into human forms before they can cultivate as humans. When attempting to transcend tribulation, their beast souls remain; facing the Heavenly Tribulation, it is much harder than for humans. The stronger one is, the greater their tribulations become; heaven does not allow anyone to share eternal life with it.”
Zhao Yang fell silent. He did not fully understand what the Demon Queen meant. He had read ancient texts in his studies and learned some knowledge about transcending tribulations from them; however, there was very little information on this topic. At such levels, few would think about writing down their experiences anymore. It was said that since ancient times ended and throughout history until now, under the rule of the Central Sovereign, no one had successfully transcended tribulation again.
Years ago, the First Generation Central Emperor unified Zhongzhou, forcing everyone in the Five Elements Continent to kneel before him. He collected countless Cultivation Techniques and made the method of Transcending Tribulation exclusive to the royal family, integrating it into the royal Cultivation Techniques. Only the successive Central Sovereigns were qualified to learn and reference it.
However, strangely enough, since the First Generation Central Emperor ascended to immortality, no Central Sovereign has been able to reach the immortal realm.
Similarly, no cultivator in Zhongzhou has been able to survive Heavenly Tribulation since then.
Some say this is heaven's punishment for the brutal Central Sovereigns of the past, preventing their descendants from achieving eternal life and turning their ruled lands into barren wastelands, ultimately becoming places shunned by everyone in the Cultivation world.
The historical records of the Cultivation world no longer mention anything about Transcending Tribulation, and no one knows why.
Nevertheless, for nearly five hundred years, or even a thousand years, no one has Transcended Tribulation.
Five hundred years ago, during the early years of the Divine Monkey's descent, there was a Supreme Being who felt that his time was running out. He triggered Heavenly Tribulation, hoping to soar into the heavens. The brilliance of the lightning tribulation illuminated the Nine Heavens; its massive radiance was visible throughout Zhongzhou, a sight both dazzling and spectacular. Ordinary people were terrified, as it resembled the arrival of doomsday.
A giant hand descended from the sky and crushed the person attempting to Transcend Tribulation into a mist of blood, vanishing without a trace. It issued a warning: within five hundred years, no one was allowed to Transcend Tribulation.
Some did not believe it. However, a prodigy who claimed he could defeat the Eastern Wasteland Invincible Sage reached the pinnacle of the Cultivation world at just two hundred years old. He surpassed the Great Perfection of Transcendence and successfully triggered the lightning tribulation in an attempt to Ascend. At the same time, he sought to hunt down that entity which warned them against Transcending Tribulation; everyone knew that this being was none other than the Divine Monkey.
The enormous Divine Monkey that could crush even the number one Eastern Wasteland Invincible Sage.
But this individual was incredibly powerful, possessing countless treasures. From head to toe, he was adorned with Supreme Dao Artifacts, and he claimed that his Cultivation Method was unparalleled throughout history, capable of piercing through the heavens and traversing through voids to create worlds anew.
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