We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

but……

"But why is this golden light appearing in the tribulation clouds?" At this moment, Bai Suzhen was more concerned about Xiao Qing, who was in the midst of the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation into a Dragon, than about the sealed memories in her sea of ​​consciousness.

She couldn't understand it, she just couldn't understand why that golden light suddenly began to emanate from the clouds of tribulation.
What kind of changes have occurred in this heavenly tribulation that have caused such an unusual phenomenon?

Could it be that such strange golden light would appear during a heavenly tribulation accompanied by the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning? But that doesn't make sense, because Bai Suzhen has never heard of such a thing before.

Unheard, unseen.

Moreover, Bai Suzhen had already survived the tribulation of transforming into a dragon before, but why had she never seen this golden light before?

This golden light was clearly no ordinary object; otherwise, she wouldn't have recovered from most of her injuries after only being illuminated for a moment.

Furthermore, Bai Suzhen had a vague premonition that the golden light appearing in the tribulation clouds was almost identical to the golden light she remembered.

And the implications of this are terrifying.

After all, what kind of being is Guanyin? She is known as the Great Compassionate and Merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva of Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea, who saves people from suffering and distress. Such a being is already among the strongest at the top of the food chain in the three realms of sentient beings.

And who are those people within the clouds of calamity?
Besides her younger sister Xiaoqing, there was only that mysterious martial artist, Shen Bailian.

Bai Suzhen would never doubt Xiaoqing, because the two had spent hundreds of years together. If they didn't know each other inside and out, they could be considered as close as sisters.

Moreover, if Xiaoqing had such potential and ability, why would Guanyin need to seek her out instead of searching for her herself?

If Xiaoqing had such abilities, those two snake demons would have ascended to heaven long ago, or at least their cultivation levels wouldn't be what they are now.

Both of them have become great demons for thousands of years, and their current state is that they have survived the tribulation of transforming into dragons.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world, at least for cultivators below the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, this is the reality.

"However..." Bai Suzhen stared blankly at the spreading golden light, momentarily stunned. She looked at the golden light that filled the entire tribulation cloud, then thought:
"If that's the case, isn't this situation a good thing for Xiaoqing?"

Although Bai Suzhen was not very clear about the specific origin of the golden light, she was very clear about its function. For Xiaoqing at this moment, it was like sending charcoal in snowy weather.

That golden light not only helps people recover from injuries quickly, but also helps them advance in life.

Bai Suzhen was only enveloped by that golden light for a moment before her injuries were mostly healed. However, the golden light in the tribulation clouds has been there for far more than just a moment.

So far, at least one-hundredth of a second has elapsed.

Moreover, even Bai Suzhen felt a desire to devour this golden light completely, but unfortunately, Guanyin withdrew it too quickly, which was a pity.

Otherwise, Bai Suzhen had a premonition that if she could be enveloped in that golden light for an hour, the probability of her breaking through the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation into a Dragon on her own would not be just one or two percent.

The success rate will be directly boosted to 70% or 80%, which is an astonishing increase.

It should be understood that, according to the common sense of this world, only giant python demons with more than three thousand years of cultivation can increase their success rate in undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation into a Flood Dragon to seventy or eighty percent.

However, for a snake demon to cultivate to more than three thousand years without any special opportunities or life-or-death crises, it would take not just three thousand years, but at least four thousand years.

Due to the constraints of bloodline, some snake demons with only mortal blood have a limit to their cultivation career. Generally, reaching the thousand-year threshold is already extremely difficult.

If you want to continue cultivating, it will be even more difficult.

In this world, although there is no explicit restriction like spiritual roots in the cultivation of immortality, it does not mean that anyone can cultivate. Moreover, this barrier between immortals and mortals is no less restrictive than that brought by spiritual roots; in fact, it is much greater.

Just as Buddhism and Taoism often say, "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot." As long as those evil people and those who have committed crimes are willing to put down the butcher's knife in their hands and take refuge in Buddhism, they can forget everything in the past.

Including the evil deeds committed.

While this indirectly saves some people, what do ordinary people think?

Why are those truly evil people and butchers able to lay down their weapons and become enlightened? The reason, of course, stems from their immense power and the value they embody.
And what about ordinary people? They have nothing.

This is also an invisible constraint. For ordinary people, after committing a crime, because they have no value, they are not even qualified to convert to Buddhism.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, regardless of how low the probability is that Xiaoqing will survive this tribulation, let's assume that Xiaoqing can safely overcome this dragon transformation tribulation.

That would only make him a "premature baby".

Firstly, Xiaoqing's cultivation level is insufficient. Logically speaking, to transform into a dragon, one needs at least two or three thousand years of cultivation. Five hundred years of cultivation is merely the threshold for triggering the dragon transformation tribulation.

Secondly, it's because Xiaoqing's potential is insufficient, or as commonly said, her talent is not up to par. This is why Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, two snake demons, started cultivating at roughly the same time, not by much.

However, the former was able to become a great demon with a thousand-year history, while Xiaoqing only had seven or eight hundred years of cultivation.

While Xiaoqing's laziness certainly played a part, the main reason lies in the fact that her talent for cultivation is far inferior to Bai Suzhen's, and the same applies to her temperament.

If things had gone according to the previous process, even if Xiaoqing had survived the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation into a Flood Dragon unscathed and become one, she would at most have been a premature baby.

Not only is his bloodline insufficient, but his physical strength is also inadequate, and without any major opportunities, he may have to stop here for the rest of his life.

As for the claim that Bai Suzhen ascended to heaven with Xiaoqing?
By reviewing the previously sealed memories and combining them with the events that have occurred recently, Bai Suzhen has a general understanding of her current situation.

Hundreds of years ago, she had already become a piece on this chessboard, and this chessboard was drawn by Guanyin.

Want to rebel? Want to defy fate?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Moreover, Bai Suzhen already had a general idea that Guanyin's grand scheme would likely bring her enormous benefits afterward.

This includes, but is not limited to, taking a shortcut to immortality, which is the legendary back door to immortality.

Bai Suzhen knew that in the solemn Heavenly Court, or in the strict system of the Ling Mountain, there were many immortals and gods who ascended to heaven in broad daylight by using back channels.

Even if you have the ability, you can't succeed without connections.

The reason is quite simple: the "divine positions" in this world were already overcrowded after the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods.

The insignificant positions in the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling, which cultivators once ignored, have become highly coveted prizes for powerful individuals after the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods.

Bai Suzhen only had a vague understanding of the reasons behind it.

Because normal "unaffiliated cultivators" have to go through the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations and the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man every once in a while, and they can't avoid it.

However, once one obtains an official position in the Heavenly Court or Mount Ling, the process of undergoing the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations, and the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man, will change, becoming a simpler process of descending to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations.

Normally, if one wants to overcome the three calamities and nine tribulations, and the five calamities of heaven and man, one must be prepared to die and perish without suffering any harm, because this world is a world in a positive cycle, and in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao consciousness, longevity is a matter of going against the heavens.

Because the world's resources are limited, while the number of cultivators is unlimited, as more and more people achieve immortality, the resources per capita become less and less. With so many cultivators, a lot of friction and trouble will arise out of nowhere.

Conflict easily generates karma, and too much karma can transform into a catastrophe, dragging this healthy and positive world into the abyss.

Therefore, if a cultivator wants to defy the heavens, they must be prepared to suffer the consequences of doing so.

However, if a cultivator joins the Heavenly Court or Mount Ling system and becomes a formally appointed immortal, it's as if they've transformed from a cultivator who defied the heavens into a worker under the Heavenly Dao.

Equivalent to a staff member within the established staffing quota.

What is required for a deity to undergo tribulation in the mortal realm? It is for the Heavenly Court to use special means to temporarily seal the memories of the deity who is about to undergo tribulation in the mortal realm, and then let them fall into the mortal realm and be reincarnated as any baby.

The more difficult part is to arrange a trivial crime and then send the person to the animal realm.

Regardless of the method by which they descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations, the innate talents of those immortals and gods will not change, and they will ultimately become outstanding beings among humans.

Moreover, due to the nature of cultivators, most cultivators who descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations act without any taboos. Furthermore, emperors and those in power in the imperial court are generally circulated and read through these ancient texts before they even ascend to the throne.

Therefore, when rulers in many countries see ordinary people or officials doing this, they will have their court's experts and eccentrics use the art of observing qi to investigate.

If they see someone of high status, they won't criticize this person who acts without any taboos during their tribulation. After all, those who know will know, and those who don't will die early and be reborn, and they won't become emperors.

After all, in such a world, most emperors do not control very large territories; they are merely figureheads.

Only emperors who can control a vast territory, emperors with real power, can gather a powerful dragon of human destiny to deter minor immortals and gods who have descended to the mortal realm for tribulations.

For example, the Tang, Qin, and Shang dynasties...

These immortals and gods rarely encounter difficulties in the mortal world. There is nothing they cannot do if they want to do it. Even if they are truly powerless, they will receive help from the heavens!

In this way, after completing their tribulations (traveling and enjoying the scenery), these immortals and gods will, on the surface, ascend to heaven in public, becoming supreme immortals and gods, because they have achieved perfect merit.

But those in the know understand that this is just a charade, a demonstration for ordinary people in the mundane world.

From beginning to end, the divine positions that originally existed in the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling have never changed. The immortals and gods are still the same immortals and gods, and the positions are still the same positions.

From beginning to end, the only ones kept in the dark were ordinary people.

To mortals, cultivating immortality seems incredibly arduous. Not only does it require fasting, but it also demands daily meditation. Furthermore, the threshold for cultivation is extremely high, with hundreds of years required for a single cultivation journey, coupled with various malicious propaganda...

For most mortals, cultivating immortality is a thankless and arduous task.

Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue is something anyone can do, and it doesn't take hundreds or even a century, because in this world, an ordinary person who lives for sixty years in the marketplace is considered a long-lived person.

All things considered, it will take less than fifty years. As long as one persists in doing good deeds and accumulating merit, it is possible to ascend to heaven in broad daylight.

What if you do good deeds and accumulate merit your whole life, but still don't become an immortal?
After becoming a soul, what will one remember after drinking the Meng Po soup? Furthermore, can't one reflect on their own shortcomings before ascending to immortality? Are they hypocrites? Have they done anything unscrupulous behind someone's back...?

Finding an excuse is too easy. Moreover, for those gods who can turn stones into gold, at the very least, they can conduct an extremely unfair experiment on human nature.

Therefore, it is impossible to say that Bai Suzhen did not want to become an immortal, or not want to become one of the countless gods and Buddhas, even if she was just a pawn. Her ultimate goal in cultivation was to ascend to heaven in broad daylight and become a member of the Heavenly Court and the Ling Mountain system.

Even if she could just get a "contracted" position, she would be quite content.

Now that she had the hope of becoming an immortal, Bai Suzhen naturally couldn't possibly turn away this opportunity that had come to her. After becoming a page under Guanyin, she was essentially becoming an "external" staff member within the system.

Although they do not have the benefits and treatment that regular employees should have, they can still violate the rules to a certain extent, such as retrieving Xu Xian's true spirit from the underworld.

Bai Suzhen is now certain that if this great calamity proceeds smoothly, she will receive an unofficial, contracted position as a page under Guanyin.

And if things go smoothly today, Xiao Qing, who is enveloped in that golden light, will be able to make up for her lack of potential, and may even have a higher potential for cultivation than her after becoming a dragon.

There is a hope that Guanyin may accept them as attendants.

This is truly a blessing for Xiaoqing!
But what Bai Suzhen didn't know was—(End of Chapter)