Stealing the Heavens.

Perhaps enlightened by the purple aura from the east, Zi Dong gained some insight, and the speed at which the star caves within his Xuan body condensed became faster and faster.

Just as Zi Dong was about to channel the star power within his Xuan body into his meridians and acupoints, he suddenly noticed that dark clouds were gathering over Dongdao City!
"The purple aura from the east! Why am I facing a heavenly tribulation when I advance to the Star Refining Realm?!" Zi Dong shouted in his divine sense.

"Because you have too much luck!" Donglai Ziqi said helplessly. "You're drawing in stellar power too quickly; the Heavenly Dao has misunderstood."

"What misunderstanding?!" Zi Dong was both angry and amused. This thing has a misunderstanding aspect?!
"Heaven believes you have stolen too much fortune, so your cultivation speed is too fast, and naturally it must stop you from advancing," explained Donglai Ziqi.

"What should we do?!" Zi Dong immediately became nervous. Heaven didn't want him to advance!
"What are you afraid of if you have such a righteous spirit?!" Donglai Ziqi retorted with exasperation.

"Should I leave Dongdao City?" Zi Dong looked at the dense, lightning-streaked clouds, worried that the heavenly tribulation would destroy Dongdao City.

"Integrate the righteous energy into the spirit-gathering array," Donglai Ziqi said nonchalantly.

Zi Dong certainly knew that the Righteous Qi was incredibly powerful, but he really didn't know that the Righteous Qi could resist the Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, the Central Continent and the other three Dao Cities are in dire need of righteous energy, so Zi Dong really doesn't dare to waste it excessively.

It takes a lot of time to condense righteous energy, and he simply doesn't have time to cultivate, so it's best not to waste it.

However, Zi Dong dared not confront the Heavenly Tribulation head-on; with his current cultivation level, he would basically be reduced to ashes.

The once misty Dongdao City was soon bathed in golden light, creating a striking contrast with the dark clouds in the sky.

The Taoist cultivators who had been living in fear were now relieved and continued building the city.

They had all experienced the battles of the Western Continent, and as long as they possessed righteous spirit, they had no need to worry about their safety.

The dark clouds quickly pressed down on Dongdao City, and lightning bolts, like white snakes, swiftly darted out of the rapidly churning clouds, preparing to strike the Spirit Gathering Array.

A high-pitched dragon roar suddenly emanated from within the golden light that enveloped Dongdao City, followed by the emergence of a giant purple-gold dragon.

Like the white snake, the lightning paused briefly before returning to the churning dark clouds, which then rapidly rose again.

“Auspicious purple clouds are coming from the east. Is the heavenly tribulation afraid of the giant dragon?!” Zi Dong asked curiously, looking at the rising dark clouds.

"When the Heavenly Dao was first formed, it borrowed the power of the Dragon Clan to deal with the Chaos Gods, so naturally we must give the Dragon Clan some face," Donglai Ziqi explained.

"Then when I become a god in the future, I won't have to fear the heavenly tribulation!" Zi Dong shouted excitedly.

"You can't become a god, you can only become an immortal!" Donglai Ziqi retorted mercilessly.

"Oh!" Zi Dong finally realized that he indeed could not become a god because this body did not have the inheritance of a god.

Gods need bloodline inheritance; cultivation can only lead to immortality. This is the rule of Heaven, which no life can defy.

"When you become an immortal, even a true dragon cannot stop the heavenly tribulation; you will have to rely on yourself," Donglai Ziqi continued to criticize.

Zi Dong gazed at the dark clouds that had disappeared into the horizon, and said nothing more. He understood the situation himself.

Even a true dragon needs to undergo heavenly tribulations, so why would it help him?
Let's advance to the Star Refining Realm first!
Zi Dong sighed inwardly and immediately channeled the star power within his Xuan body into his main body, merging it with his own true energy.

With just a wisp of star power, Zi Dong felt his whole body swell unbearably, as if his true energy was about to burst out of his body!

"Suppress the star power with righteous energy!" Donglai Ziqi immediately shouted in his divine sense.

Zi Dong hesitated for a moment, but still followed Donglai Ziqi's advice and mobilized his righteous energy to suppress the star power. Without Donglai Ziqi, Zi Dong would not be able to control the righteous energy at all, and could only fuse with a trace like other cultivators.

Only by practicing the Cloud Heaven Technique and fusing star power with true qi can one truly control star power.

However, the star power that Zi Dong drew upon was not only abundant but also extremely powerful; even a trace of it would be too much for his body to withstand.

Then first integrate the righteous energy, and it would be best to turn the righteous energy into true energy that you can control!

Zi Dong has great ambitions. He wants to improve his cultivation level first, control the star power, and then find a way to deal with the righteous energy.

Integrating with righteous energy is much simpler; it only requires Zi Dong's thought, and he hardly needs to activate the Cloud Heaven Technique.

As more and more righteous energy and true energy merged, Zi Dong's whole body radiated an increasingly rich golden light.

Under the suppression of the righteous energy, the star power quickly merged with the true energy and circulated through the meridians of the whole body.

Zi Dong felt that he could smash a planet with one punch, and nothing in the world could stop him!
Moreover, there is a sense of profound understanding, as if comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos were as easy as elementary school mathematics.

Zi Dong quickly suppressed his arrogance, realizing it was all an illusion, a result of the star power and righteous energy.

You must quickly familiarize yourself with these two powers, as well as the combined true energy, otherwise serious problems will arise.

If uncontrollable forces are running rampant within your body, they are like time bombs that could explode at any moment!
Righteous Qi, Star Power, and True Qi quickly divided Zi Dong's body into three parts and achieved a balance.

In other words, Zi Dong has already reached the peak of the Star Refining Realm and can advance to the Body Integration Realm at any time.

However, this fusion was achieved under the suppression of righteous energy, and Zi Dong could not freely mobilize star power.

"After advancing to the Void Breaking Realm, you will be able to truly control Star Power." Donglai Ziqi quickly reminded him, seeing that Zi Dong was preparing to control Star Power through actual combat.

"Can one advance to the Void Breaking Realm so easily without truly mastering star power?!" Zi Dong was taken aback.

"What's there to be afraid of if you have a strong sense of righteousness?" Donglai Ziqi asked back, somewhat annoyed.

"Alright." Zi Dong had no choice but to agree, because he also didn't know when he would be able to control the star power.

By completely fusing the Xuan Body with the physical body, and then transforming all the acupoints in the body into star acupoints, one can advance to the peak of the Fusion Realm.

With his righteous spirit and boundless good fortune, advancing to the Integration Realm was incredibly easy for Zi Dong.

For other cultivators, to advance to the Integration Realm, they must first train their bodies, because without a strong physical body, they simply cannot endure the excruciating pain of merging their Xuan Body with their physical body.

Zi Dong's entire body had been cleansed by righteous energy, and no force, however powerful, dared to wreak havoc within him.

Because righteousness is an extremely balanced and peaceful force, any force must submit to it.

Moreover, Zi Dong possesses boundless fortune, which naturally enables him to resolve all calamities; this is the power of fortune.

Under the continuous flashes of golden light, Zi Dong quickly advanced to the Integration Realm, feeling as if he had just received a major massage.

Without any pause, Zi Dong immediately filled all 108 acupoints on his body with star power and then lit them all up!
That is, to condense the 108 major acupoints around the body into a Zhou Tian Grand Array, and open up a space within the body!
(End of this chapter)