Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

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This matter had no alternative, life and death hang in the balance, great terror looms, who could remain undisturbed, calm as usual.

"Such might of calamity..."

"Has this person truly diminished the number of tribulations?"

"Could the karma of Lingyun Mountain really be so heavy?"

"This time, it's not a matter of nine deaths and one survival, but there isn't even a fifty-fifty chance!"

The cultivators spoke with voices filled with shock and uncertainty.

Only Patriarch Lingyun remained unperturbed, with a sweep of his large sleeve, he spoke calmly, "Heavenly Dao has its constants, how could it be lightly altered, reducing some of the power is already a mercy from the Heavenly Dao, my fellow disciples, we must not hesitate and ruin the foundation of our sect."

"This..."

"Yes!"

Hearing this, the cultivators also had an epiphany, glanced at each other, then flew out towards different corners of the sky.

A group of Deity Transformation cultivators welcomed it, Patriarch Lingyun did not stay long, his Return to Void form soared into the sky, entering the midst of the calamitous clouds.

Atop the Nine Ceremony High Altar, Xu Yang looked back, silently observing.

The three-month ultimatum, he had planned it all along.

He wanted to use this to set an example, to control the development of the situation, to ultimately take control of the entire situation.

For this reason, during the three months he destroyed five major Demonic Blessed Lands, displaying his power like shaking the mountains to scare the tigers and killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, to coerce Lingyun Mountain into resolving itself.

Compared to forcing an attack through inducing tribulation, it was more in line with the interests of this world for the Blessed Lands to resolve themselves.

Heavenly Tribulations don't come without a reason, every bit of it consumes the power of the Heavenly Dao, if each Cave Heaven Blessed Land were to be attacked forcefully, then even if they were all resolved in the end, it would be a pyrrhic victory, Heavenly Dao would not benefit much, and could even suffer more loss than gain.

In addition, these Cave Heaven Blessed Lands are also a part of the Heavenly Dao, destroying them is akin to self-destruction, if all the True Immortals from the Cave Heavens, and the cultivators from the Blessed Lands were to perish under the tribulation, this world would lose a lot of living forces, and would be even more disadvantaged facing the invasion from the Desire Realm.

Therefore, the best and most perfect choice is for the major Cave Heaven Blessed Lands to dissolve and enter the mundane world.

However, dissolving to enter the mundane world is also met with the obstacle of the Heavenly Tribulation, making all the Cave Heavens fear for their life and death, a dilemma.

To solve this difficult problem, one can only let the Heavenly Dao show some leniency, reducing the difficulty of this Mundane Tribulation.

That is what Xu Yang was doing now.

He deeply cultivated the method of the Heavenly Sword and also entered the way of the Xuanyuan Holy Imperial. He could reach Heaven's ear through Luotian Dajiao and the methods of the Holy Tao, act on behalf of th Heavenly Dao, and to a certain extent, increase or decrease the might of Heaven, which is why he could carry the Heavenly Tribulation to break the Blessed Lands.

But that is as far as it goes.

Even he cannot erase this Mundane Tribulation completely, the most he can do is reduce some of its power.

There is no way around it, that's how the Heavenly Dao is, it's a world, a collective unconsciousness of all beings, a rigid program, rules, regulations. You can't treat it as an intelligent person, expecting it to be reasonable and adaptable.

That's not realistic.

The higher the position of the world, the more manifestations of the Heavenly Dao there are, and the higher the level of intelligence, even to the extent that an existence like "Heavenly Dao Incarnation" can appear, but even the Heavenly Dao Incarnation can not go against the rules of the Heavenly Dao itself.

Heavenly Tribulation is such a rule, unchangeable rules, you can reduce it, but it can't be non-existent!

Therefore...

"Boom boom boom!"

Lingyun Cultivators, from the Great Return to Void Sect Leader down to the Deity Transformation Elders, all flew into the tribulation.

The might of the Heavenly Tribulation, although reduced, remained extremely horrific even after the reduction.

The Lingyun Cultivators used all their methods, the Spiritual Treasures were offered up, Divine Powers were deployed, the Lingyun Sect Leader even spread out a Formation Map, hanging high above to resist the tribulation lightning.

Nonetheless, as time went on, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation intensified, and there were still those who could not withstand it.

"Boom!!!"

A loud crash thundered down, shattering a natal Spiritual Treasure, piercing through the protective Mysterious Light, and turned a Deity Transformation cultivator into ash.

"Seventh Elder!"

"Master!!"

Seeing this scene, the cultivators at Lingyun Mountain who were holding back all cried out in alarm, anxiously watching the other Elders.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Thunder after thunder, relentless bombardment, Spiritual Treasures shattered, Divine Powers disintegrated, Deity Transformation Cultivators reduced to dust, even the Return to Void Elders were tottering on the brink.

After an unknown period, the tribulation clouds finally began to recede, and three figures flew down, returning to the heart of Lingyun Mountain, all charred and scarred.

"Second Uncle!"

"Fifth Supreme Elder!"

"Elder Ba!"

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A group of disciples stepped forward, took out pills, and fed them to the three individuals, barely managing to stabilize their injuries.

As an ancient sect blessed land, Lingyun Mountain had a total of nine Supreme Elders with Deity Transformation cultivation, but now only three struggled to pass this tribulation.

It wasn't a one-in-ten survival rate, but it was only around thirty percent!

Such odds...

Seeing the Spiritual Treasures destroyed, their bodies charred black, and the injuries of the three Supreme Elders so severe, the Lingyun disciples were all filled with reverence.

This was after the Heavenly Tribulation had been mitigated, if not for that Taoist's sacrifice, with the original power of the Mundane Tribulation, all of Lingyun Mountain's Deity Transformation Elders might have perished within the tribulation.

No wonder even the five Demonic Blessed Lands, far stronger than they, had only two or three Deity Transformation cultivators who could barely survive the Heavenly Tribulation—the karmic ties were indeed too deep, and such fate too heavy.

Thus...

"Boom!"

Another thunderous roar rang out, everyone looked up to see a thunderbolt descending, shattering the White Cloud Formation Map, and striking the cultivator's body.

"Master!"

"Sect Leader!"

"Ancestor!"

The cultivators cried out in shock, their eyes about to split.

This White Cloud Formation Map was the treasure of their Lingyun Sect. Although it was a Low-Grade Immortal Artifact and an Array Formation treasure, its defensive capability was not inferior to an ordinary Medium-Grade Immortal Artifact.

Such a significant treasure was still shattered. The Mundane Tribulation of this Return to Void cultivator was terrifying to such an extent.

No wonder even the True Demon Cave Heaven like Beiming Dragon Abyss couldn't send a Return to Void cultivator into the mortal world to avenge Demon Dragon Ridge.

"Combine!"

Just as everyone was in shock, the Lingyun Sect Leader, who had been struck by the lightning bolt, suddenly stood up, his white hair and beard ashed, and his snow-white robe turned to charcoal black. He looked like a bald-headed charred figure, as decrepit as could be.

Even so, he still forced himself to stand, channeling the last of his mana, causing the shattered White Cloud Formation Map to reassemble once again.

"Boom!!!"

No sooner had the formation map rejoined than another bolt of lightning struck down, once again shattering it. The Lingyun Sect Leader was also struck by the lightning, violently crashing into the ground, opening up a vast crater wreathed in smoke and clouds.

"Master!!!"

The Lingyun cultivators cried out, but did not dare to act rashly, finding themselves in a dilemma whether to advance or retreat.

Fortunately, at this time, the clouds dispersed, and the rain ceased, with no more lightning falling.

The Heavenly Tribulation—ended!

"Boom!"

Subsequently, the blessed land unraveled, thunderously merging with the mundane world, a vast number of Yuan Spirits returned to heaven and earth, followed by a pouring rain of sweet dew.

Above the Nine Ceremony High Altar, the Taoist swept his horsetail whisk, bringing forth clouds, and gracefully arrived before the crater shrouded in green smoke, drawing in the sweet rain from the heavens, pouring it into the crater.

"Master!"

"This..."

The Lingyun cultivators rushed over to see this scene, stopping in their tracks, filled with alarm and uncertainty, not daring to make a move.

In this way, after a moment, a beam of Spirit Light leaped out, landing outside the crater, transforming into the figure of an old man.
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It was indeed an elder with a bald head and a charred body.

The Great Return to Void Cultivator, the Lingyun Sect Leader!

The Lingyun Sect Leader flew out of the crater, looking at his charred body, then at the disintegrated Lingyun Sect returning to the earth and heavens. Finally, he turned his gaze to the Mingxiao Taoist standing right in front of him, his expression complicated and indescribable.

The Taoist was silent, holding his horsetail whisk, standing serenely.

In this way, the atmosphere was strangely silent for a moment.

Patriarch Lingyun stepped forward, "Taoist friend, we of Lingyun Mountain are endlessly grateful for your help."

Having said that, he did not care for his status as a Great Return to Void Cultivator or the dignity of a Sect Leader, he bent his body and bowed deeply in thanks.

The Taoist saw this, only to smile, levelling his body with a wave of his horsetail whisk, "The fruit of today is the cause of yesterday, and the cause of today will be the fruit of tomorrow. Although the tribulation is over, the deeds are not dissolved. You should know how to deal with this."

"I understand!"

Patriarch Lingyun bowed, again paying his respects, "From today onwards, everyone in Lingyun Mountain will commit to Demon-Exterminating and Guard of The Dao until death without cease!"

"Most excellent!"

The Taoist heard this and nodded, mounting the clouds and heading back to the Mana Altar.

However, such a scene caused those in front of the screen to have ashen faces, looking extremely troubled.