Chapter 293 Sixty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation
In the Jinyang sect, Zhou Yang, who had been immersed in spiritual practice, rarely walked out of his secret room.

It has been nearly seven years since he entered the Jinyang Sect. As early as his first year, he secretly broke through to the second realm of "Star Change" 'Liushe Xingqi'.

Now, more than six years have passed, and with the continuous practice of the "Three Souls and Nine Refinements" and "Star Change" techniques, his progress has been very rapid, and he has reached the peak of the popular period!
The reason why he stopped practicing this time was because he had just sensed his "Sixty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations"!
In this world, the realms of cultivators are divided into the Golden Core Stage, the Nascent Soul Stage, the Dongxu Stage, the Kongming Stage, the Tribulation Stage, and the Great Accomplishment Stage.

Each realm is divided into early, middle and late stages. Only after going through countless tribulations and reaching the great success stage can one ascend and eventually become an immortal.

Before becoming an immortal and ascending to the upper realm, every cultivator must go through the test of three heavenly tribulations.

These three levels of heavenly tribulation are the 'forty-nine minor heavenly tribulations' at the time of the innate great perfection, the 'sixty-nine major heavenly tribulations' triggered by the limit of the Nascent Soul stage, and the 'ninety-nine major tribulations' to be faced during the tribulation period.

The heavenly tribulation is both a tribulation and a test and an opportunity. If one can successfully survive the tribulation, the benefits are self-evident.

The heavenly tribulation will temper the cultivator's body, consolidate his cultivation, and make his "foundation" more solid and rich, so that he can break through to a higher level.

For example, after going through forty-nine minor heavenly tribulations, one can enter the golden elixir stage from the innate great perfection. The life span alone can be increased by a thousand years, and one can truly embark on the path of cultivating the truth and becoming an immortal.

After going through sixty-nine great heavenly tribulations, one can enter the Dongxu period. At that time, the Nascent Soul can be combined with the soul, and the Nascent Soul can leave the body and travel thousands of miles in an instant, almost achieving true immortality.

And if one can survive the final ninety-nine tribulations, one can even reach the state of 'great success' in this world. At that time, the 'true energy' of the cultivator in the body will begin to transform into the 'immortal energy' unique to immortals. When the transformation is complete, one can ascend to the upper realm and become a true immortal!

Of course, although there are many benefits to the heavenly tribulation, it is extremely difficult to get through it smoothly.

Relatively speaking, the power of the forty-nine minor heavenly tribulations is still normal. Except for some "independent cultivators" who practice alone, most of the innate great perfections with inheritance and protection from sects can survive it smoothly.

However, the sixty-nine great tribulations and ninety-nine heavy tribulations that followed were a little too terrifying.

Not to mention the nine-nine tribulations, most cultivators, after practicing for a lifetime, may not even be able to sense the sixty-nine great tribulations.

After all, from the Nascent Soul stage to the Void stage, that is the most fundamental transformation of the soul.

Many masters have cultivated to the late Nascent Soul stage for thousands of years, but in the end, until their lifespans expire, they are unable to make any breakthroughs and have to face the sixty-nine great heavenly tribulations.

"In the Void Stage, the soul and the Nascent Soul merge, and the lifespan is almost endless. It is somewhat similar to the breakthrough to the Realm Lord level, but the power of this body is far from reaching the level of the Realm Lord."

Zhou Yang secretly weighed in his mind that if he did not take into account the comprehension of the laws, and simply looked at the accumulation of energy in the body, the Nascent Soul Stage (Liushu Star Stage) of this world was almost the same as the peak of the stellar level that devoured the universe.

However, it is easier to comprehend the laws by devouring the universe. At the peak of the stellar level, one can already initially use the power of the laws to fight the enemy, and the combat power that erupts may be a little stronger.

The laws of this world are relatively restrained. Until now, Zhou Yang has not been able to sense the slightest fluctuation of the laws. He can only sense some natural forces by understanding the laws of nature.

"I wonder if there will be some different changes after going through the sixty-nine days of tribulation."

Zhou Yang was slightly looking forward to it.

He went directly to the "Deacon Hall" of Jinyang Sect and casually accepted a mission to kill the rebellious monsters of Qiuchi Country. His 69th Heavenly Tribulation was in more than two months, and he did not want to attract the attention of the Jinyang Sect because of his own cultivation, so he naturally had to go down the mountain to find another place to pass the tribulation.

"Hey, Senior Brother Luo Feng, are you going out?"

Just when Zhou Yang was about to leave after accepting the mission, he ran into a team of seven or eight Jinyang Sect disciples.

Moreover, there happened to be two disciples in this team whom Zhou Yang knew.

"Yes, I accepted a mission and went down the mountain. Jiang Fan, Wang Teng, did you just come back from outside?"

Zhou Yang nodded and smiled at the two young disciples in the team.

These two people are the only people Zhou Yang is familiar with in Jinyang Sect.

Seven years ago, after he survived the 49-day tribulation, in order to escape the sight of his old servant Qiying, he chose to swim downstream along the Qianwu River.

The first moment he got ashore, he happened to meet these two people. It was under the guidance of these two people that he successfully entered the Jinyang Sect. It can be said that there is a great affection between him and these two people.

"Want to go down the mountain?"

Jiang Fan, a simple and honest young man who has now matured a lot, was moved and reminded:
"Brother Luo Feng, the outside world seems to be a bit unstable recently. There are frequent fights and killings among high-level cultivators. If you go out, you must be extra careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall young man in white, who looked a little frivolous, also spoke up:
"Yes, Senior Brother Luo, when we went out this time, we saw two powerful cultivators chasing and fighting from afar. You didn't see the scene. The sword energy was so strong that it was like the sky was falling and the earth was cracking. Even the mountaintops were flattened. Fortunately, we were far away, otherwise we would not be able to come back this time. My legs are still shaking now, and I almost can't even fly the sword!"

"A battle between strong men?"

Zhou Yang was also somewhat interested, but he didn't say much. He just nodded slightly at the two of them:

"Okay, thank you for reminding me. I will be careful. You should be handing over the task, right? I won't bother you anymore. I'll leave first."

As he spoke, he nodded to the two of them again, then he rode his flying sword and turned into a stream of light and rushed out of the mountain gate.

After he left, the tall young man in white, Wang Teng, curled his lips slightly:
"An outer disciple who joined the sect halfway through is calling you senior brother and you are so arrogant. Ha, it would be better for you to die outside~"

Zhou Yang left the Jinyang Sect and headed eastward, and soon left the territory of the Jinyang Sect.

The time he spent in Jinyang Sect for nearly seven years was naturally not wasted. In addition to practicing, he read a large number of books in Jinyang Sect and carried out several missions. He had a relatively good understanding of the situation in the area tens of thousands of miles around Jinyang Sect, and naturally planned the place for this tribulation in advance.

This time, his destination was a place called 'Lingyuan Lake' about 35,000 miles east of Jinyang Sect.

It was a dangerous place similar to the Broken Moon Mountains where he had gone through the 49th Heavenly Tribulation before. Because it was full of poisonous obstacles and poisonous insects, it was rarely visited by people all year round, making it an ideal place to go through the tribulation.

Zhou Yang drove the flying sword all the way, and after half a day, a vast expanse of clouds and mist, which looked extremely dreamy, appeared in his sight.
(End of this chapter)