Chapter 713 - 518: Void Refining Fourteenth Tribulation?
The years have rolled on, swiftly thirty thousand!
Chongli Heaven, a maelstrom of violent void turbulence.
The astral winds are like blades, churning the void in unrest, making even the brilliance of sun, moon, and stars struggle to pierce this desolate stillness.
Suddenly, for a moment, the eternal turbulence of this void stilled abruptly, as if frozen by an invisible giant strength, even the fiercest astral winds lost their edge.
Only a thread of luminous white light, slowly seeped from the depths of an ancient cave mansion within the chaos.
The silhouette of Qin Ping’an stepped upon this thread of light, slowly walking out from the arched gate of the cave mansion, the hem of his robe perfectly still, as if treading on solid ground instead of the perilous, unpredictable void turbulence.
His garment fluttered gracefully, untouched by mortal dust!
"Indeed, in cultivation, there are no years."
"In a brief moment, tens of thousands of years flick by!"
Qin Ping’an raised his eyes towards the boundless chaos, his voice holding the wistfulness of ten millennia in retreat, along with the profound confidence of great advancement in cultivation.
With a faint thought stirring within his heart, his right palm gently lifted, condensing a thread of extremely subtle wisdom light.
The Bai Ze cave mansion, suspended amidst chaos, covered with auspicious spiritual qi, abruptly emitted a resonant clear sound!
The flow of light swiftly contracted!
Boundless qi gathered like a galaxy flowing in reverse, in an instant transforming into a small seal, luminous and moist, throughout which jade-like brilliance flowed.
On the body of the seal, patterns mingled in intricate winding, akin to all spirits bowing and breathing.
A gentle spin transformed it into a stream of light, tying securely onto the sash at Qin Ping’an’s waist, subtly leaking clear brilliance, protecting his surrounding dao rhyme!
At the center of the seal’s body, an ancient, forceful Taiyi script suddenly became visible, the brush moving like dragons and serpents.
"Wisdom Root Seal of Truth."
Qin Ping’an toyed with the small seal in his hands, its touch smooth as jade, thoughts emerging:
"Bai Ze, the Grand Sage who pioneered the third step in the Taiyi realm..."
"This is his life treasure, once when Bai Ze the Grand Sage used this seal to reveal the illusion of myriad laws, his name resounded throughout the Grand Thousand World."
"This Wisdom Root Seal of Truth, in complete form, reaches high grade seventh tier, a supreme treasure among the first tier in the Grand Thousand World."
"Its might is enough to incite struggle among various Dharma Masters, stirring endless bloodshed and turmoil."
"But, times change, after Bai Ze the Grand Sage fell, the spirit of the treasure seal annihilated, its essence shattered..."
"The formerly high grade seventh tier power greatly diminished, spiritual rhyme waned, now having fallen below the seventh tier, reduced to a fragmented treasure."
"Yet even so, its essence hasn’t changed a bit, still forged with rare seventh tier material, profoundly substantial."
"With matching repair materials and the ancient refining method, returning to the seventh tier position, even to its former peak state, would be effortless."
"This time, the gain is truly considerable!"
Qin Ping’an’s lips curled into a faint smile, not mentioning this treasure seal, just in terms of cultivation, his progress was unimaginable.
Entering the cave for retreat, he was only at the Eighth Tribulation of Void Refining.
Yet this retreat led his cultivation safely to the Eleventh Tribulation of Void Refining, breaking through three stages!
The further, the harder the cultivation becomes, thirty thousand years three stages, truly swift as divine speed!
Moreover, he found the future path.
The "Root Wisdom Reflecting Void and Resolving Illusion Scripture" left by Bai Ze the Grand Sage, perfectly blended and complemented his own cultivation’s "Ten Volumes of Illusory Heart."
The heart, reflecting the illusory heaven within him, forming its own world, infinite illusionary power, capable of performing myriad laws, hiding the true form, integrating offense and defense.
Further enhanced by Bai Ze the Grand Sage’s Power of Universal Wisdom and Heart Protection, quietly safeguarding his dao heart, transforming it into a clear celestial heart, making his dao heart stable as rock, no longer at risk of succumbing to demons.
Even when confronting higher realms later, he can avoid the risk of heart demon backlash.
The Twelfth Tribulation of Void Refining, not far off!
Qin Ping’an stood in the void, his eyes shimmering with overlapping illusion and wisdom lights, as if myriad worlds evolved within them, or as if seeing through all illusions between heaven and earth.
"Hmm?"
His brows subtly furrowed, the wisdom light in his eyes surged abruptly, his gaze pierced forward through the chaotic void like a sharp sword.
Two extremely obscure thoughts, lurking in the dark corners of the void, their auras restrained to the extreme.
If not for the blessing of Bai Ze’s Wisdom Power, with his dao heart clear, detection of these deeply hidden probes would be truly challenging.
Almost instantly, Qin Ping’an saw through their schemes, coldly sneering in his heart:
"Hindered by the restrictions of the cave mansion, cannot forcefully enter, but rather lie in wait in this outside chaos, seeking to ambush and kill me."
"Truly wishful thinking!"
Qin Ping’an’s tone was icy, his voice barely finished, lightly raising his fingers, gathering a thread of luminous clear light, lightly pointing.
Within this clear light, there was both the auspicious qi of wisdom and his illusionary heart power.
Two forces intertwined, seemingly weak, yet containing infinite power to break illusions and annihilate evil.
Hiss—
A soft sound, as the clear light traversed through the void, instantly striking those two obscure thoughts!
Not with an earth-shattering explosion, only a barely perceptible sound of annihilation.
Those two thoughts hidden in the dark corners of the void, were instantly cleansed by this clear light into nothingness, shattered into dust illusions, drifting with the wind, vanishing without a trace!
Qin Ping’an retracted his fingers, the coldness in his eyes not yet faded, he knew, the master of these two thoughts would certainly not rest easy, a clash was inevitable.
"I will see clearly, what kind of character it is?"
He felt confident in his divine techniques, cultivation, and magical treasures, sufficient to transcend within Chongli Heaven.
"Peaceful all his life, without weakness to anyone!"
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Meanwhile, in Chonglai Heaven, Central Domain.
Within a celestial mountain cave mansion hidden beneath ten thousand fathoms of cloud abyss.
Inside the cave mansion, the spiritual qi was so dense it became tangible, coalescing into endless spiritual mist, celestial melodies swirling, countless auspicious flows.
Two cultivators dressed in daoist robes suddenly opened their eyes, a piercing pain flashed from their sea of consciousness, fleetingly.