Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 178 Creating Laws
"This……"

"A celestial phenomenon of tribulation?"

"who is it?"

"The Master of the Azure Sword?"

The storm clouds loomed, obscuring the sky and the sun. The ordinary people, fishermen, and farmers around Dongting Lake took it as just a normal thunderstorm. Although they were shocked by its power, they did not think much of it.

Only the cultivators were horrified, and streaks of light shot up, heading in all directions to prepare to send a message.

Although the Demonic Sect and the unorthodox sects were wiped out, either killed or captured, decades ago in the Mysterious Realm, nothing stays hidden forever. The events that occurred were spread through various means, and the Demonic Sect knew about them, as did the Profound Sect and the unorthodox sects.

Not only were they aware of it, but they were also paying close attention. Numerous spies, all from various factions, were hidden around Dongting Lake, deeply concerned about the movements of the Azure Sword Master and the Two Heavenly Destiny Masters.

Although the demonic path had completely destroyed the source of the fire, Dongting Lake had fallen silent and remained undisturbed for decades. The whereabouts of the Azure Nether Sword Master and his disciples were also unknown. However, all forces still dared not relax their vigilance, all for the sake of this day.

After decades of silence, they've finally made a move!

"Such power, is this the Heavenly Tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Is the Azure Sword Master finally about to achieve the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Even the Heavenly Slaughter Demon Lord hasn't reached this stage yet!"

"This person must be an old monster who has been around for many years. Otherwise, how could he have achieved the primordial spirit before Tianlu?"

"This kind of old monster has a very deep foundation. He is also the teacher of Erxiu. Under the influence of his destiny and with the help of fate, it is only natural that he achieved the primordial spirit first."

"Before he achieved the Nascent Soul stage, he was able to slay three demons with a single sword in the Mysterious Void Realm. Among the Nascent Soul cultivators, almost no one could rival him. After achieving the Nascent Soul stage, even the Heavenly Demon Formation of Hidden Sword Mountain would probably not be able to stop him. Elder Mei and the other fellow Daoists can be relieved."

"No celestial tribulation phenomena have been observed in Hidden Sword Mountain for the past few decades, indicating that the Demon Lord of Slaughter has not yet attained enlightenment. Now, the Azure Sword Master has taken the lead over him, and not only can he relieve the siege of Xuanxu, but he is also expected to capture those demons and completely quell this demonic calamity in the Central Plains."

"As expected, destiny has broken through the demons, and the fate of our Xuanmen righteous path is in our favor!"

As they gazed upon the vast, dark sky formed by the gathering of endless tribulation clouds, the Xuanmen cultivators hidden in the surrounding area cheered with joy.

After the Heavenly Slaughter Demon Lord ordered the demonic path to be completely destroyed, the inland cultivation world enjoyed a rare period of peace. Not only did survivors thrive, but some Xuanmen cultivators also came from overseas to offer their assistance to the Xuanxu Secret Realm.

However, the Heavenly Slaughter Demon Lord led his demons to besiege Hidden Sword Mountain, and spared no expense in setting up the Heavenly Demon Array outside the Mysterious Void Realm. Although there were a few Nascent Soul cultivators among these Xuanmen cultivators, it was difficult for them to break the siege of the Mysterious Void Realm. They could only place their hopes on Dongting Lake, hoping that the Azure Nether Sword Master or the Two Heavenly Destiny Masters could exert their strength to break the Heavenly Demon Array and relieve the siege of the Mysterious Void Realm.

Now that their vision has come true, all the practitioners of the Xuanmen sect are naturally overjoyed.

What? Something went wrong?

Absolutely impossible to make a mistake!

Although there is no clear hierarchy of heavenly tribulations, their strength and weakness can be discerned from certain signs.

It was as if these calamity clouds, covering the sky and the sun, stretched for thousands of miles and enveloped the entire Dongting Lake.

As a remnant of the ancient Yunmeng marshland, Dongting Lake originally stretched for eight hundred li, and in recent years, due to some well-known but not well-known reasons, it has expanded to more than twelve hundred li.

Calamity clouds stretching over 1,200 li!

What concept is this?
No one could say for sure, but one thing was certain: this was definitely not a tribulation for those at the Nascent Soul level.

If so, then this cultivator who broke through the Core Formation to Nascent Soul stage is too heaven-defying; he must have to bear the karma of killing millions of people to be able to achieve this.

But Fish Dragon Island is the secluded cultivation place of the Azure Nether Sword Master. Where did such a heaven-defying Golden Core demon cultivator come from to condense his Nascent Soul and undergo tribulation?
Therefore, there is absolutely no way it could be wrong; this must be the Nascent Soul Tribulation of that Azure Nether Sword Master!
A group of spies watched intently, observing the changes in the tribulation clouds. Furthermore, streaks of light rushed in from all directions, landing nearby and transforming into Golden Core cultivators and several Nascent Soul old monsters.

Of course, some people secretly left and fled in panic.

But none of that matters.

On Yulong Island in Dongting Lake.

Shen He leaped into the air, sword in hand, and soared into the clouds.

"Boom!"

The tribulation clouds collided instantly, causing a deafening roar in all directions, and a powerful aura was revealed, as if the heavens and earth were enraged.

Heavenly Tribulation!

What kind of heavenly tribulation?
It is a calamity of the instrument, but even more so a calamity of the Dharma.

It is both the Nascent Soul Tribulation and the Deity Transformation Tribulation.

Indeed, the level of this tribulation has reached the seventh rank, which corresponds to the tribulation of magic treasures and supernatural powers in the Nascent Soul stage!

Shen He was well aware of this, after all, he knew his own family best. Just now, he had an epiphany in the Free Heaven Realm, and his Demon Blade and Dao Sword broke through two levels in a row, leaping from the fifth level to the seventh level.

Therefore, this tribulation is not only a sixth-order weapon tribulation for the Demon Blade and Dao Sword, but also a seventh-order magic tribulation for him, the master of the blade and sword. It is a terrifying tribulation that combines two, no, four.

Even those madmen of the demonic path who like to use karma to hone their great powers and supernatural abilities would probably not dare to be so crazy as to use their nascent soul body to receive such a calamity.

But Shen He dared.

They simply dared not, and had no other choice.

You've grasped the truth, you've elevated your level of understanding, but when disaster strikes, do you still want to turn your back on us?
How can there be such a good thing!

Shen He had no intention of turning his back on them. He drew his sword and knife and went straight into the clouds to face the four tribulations of the weapon technique.

"Boom!"

Sensing the divine will, the calamity clouds clashed, unleashing a bolt of purple lightning that revealed boundless destructive potential.

Destruction God Thunder!

Although it cannot compare to the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning when I achieved the Great Dao Nascent Soul stage, it is still a Heavenly Tribulation Lightning of the Destructive Realm.

However, Shen He was not afraid at all. He simply raised the Three Calamities Demon Blade and slashed at the sky, meeting destruction with destruction.

"boom!!!"

With a deafening roar, heaven and earth clashed, and swords and thunder clashed.

Shen He flipped back, the demonic blade in his hand trembling slightly, clearly indicating that he had been subjected to considerable force.

On the other hand, the tribulation lightning, though it was also dissipated by the force, suddenly crackled with arcs of electricity and surged with purple light, returning to its original state in the blink of an eye, and then blasted towards Shen He again.

No, not just one.

As the destructive divine lightning recovered, another bolt of purple lightning also descended from the sky, the two bolts flowing together and crashing towards Shen He.

Shen He remained calm, as if he had expected this. He raised his demonic sword and Dao sword, and with a clash of sword and blade light, the thunder disappeared again amidst the clang.

however……

"boom!!!"

Arcs of electricity crackled, purple light surged, and the lightning that had just been extinguished instantly revived, merging with the third bolt of heavenly lightning that struck the cultivator simultaneously.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Demonic blade and Daoist sword, unleashing their full power.

The purple lightning and thunderclap were obliterated.

One after another, layer upon layer, in the blink of an eye, twenty-seven bolts of lightning descended, neither dissipating nor dissipating, forming a lightning prison that trapped the cultivators within and bombarded them relentlessly.

"This……"

"How could this be?" "This tribulation lightning...?"

Outside Dongting Lake, the cultivators were also greatly shocked upon seeing this.

Although the clouds of tribulation were thick, and there was lightning and thunder, obscuring the scene inside and making it difficult to see the figures of those undergoing tribulation, the increasingly intense purple light and the thunderous purgatory became clearer and clearer.

Everyone was shocked and even more puzzled.

The Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine. Adhering to the principle of a glimmer of hope, the Heavenly Tribulation has various restrictions.

It seems that the number and method of the tribulation lightning are generally one after another, or at most multiple times, with the next one only appearing after the previous one dissipates.

The number of the first level is nine, which means that under normal circumstances, there will be a maximum of nine tribulation lightning strikes at the same time.

This is the limitation of the Heavenly Tribulation. Otherwise, if all the tribulation lightning struck at the same time, there would be no need to undergo the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, and even the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation would be hopeless. Who could withstand the simultaneous bombardment of dozens of heavenly lightning bolts?

but now……

Looking at the increasingly intense purple light and the growing thunder prison, the cultivators were filled with horror and doubt.

what happened?

Will these tribulation lightning bolts not dissipate?
How could there be such a calamity?
The cultivators were filled with doubt and surprise, but only a few Nascent Soul cultivators suddenly realized what was happening and cried out in horror.

"This is……"

"Destruction God's Thunder!"

"Creation Thunder!"

"The Undying Heavenly Tribulation?"

Several Nascent Soul cultivators were speechless with shock and horror.

"Destruction and creation, creation and destruction!"

"The cycle of birth and death is endless, the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulations!"

"What did he do!?"

Several Nascent Soul cultivators were horrified, staring at the Purple Lightning Prison, unsure of what to say.

Destroying wounds is the supreme power of Heaven.

With this authority, if it is transformed into a calamity, it will be an endless cycle of birth and death. If it reaches the number ninety-nine, then at the highest level, there will be eighty-one endless tribulation lightning bolts forming a thunder prison to bombard cultivators.

This kind of calamity is not a divine punishment, but it is even worse than a divine punishment. It has only been recorded in ancient classics and has not been heard of since ancient times. No one can trigger such a calamity.

But he...

"Boom!"

Within the clouds of calamity, within the prison of thunder.

Thunder and lightning of heaven and earth, destruction and creation, endless and boundless.

Shen He held his sword, yet remained completely still.

An indestructible celestial tribulation?

It was expected!

This tribulation he faced was not only a fourfold tribulation of combining weaponry and magic, and enduring it together with swords and blades, but also a tribulation of creating new magic and undergoing a complete transformation.

That's right, he created a method, a unique demonic sword technique of his own!

Shen He didn't do much innovating laws because he was very self-aware.

His aptitude was only average, and his comprehension was even more so. Although he had the convenience of time brought by Zhuangzi's dream of the butterfly, it was still unrealistic for him to create a perfect cultivation method.

Creating laws, paving a new path—is that really an easy thing?

Talent, intelligence, insight, experience, and accumulated knowledge are all indispensable.

Shen He, backed by the human empire and standing on the shoulders of giants, has neither the need nor the ability to create laws. Forcing his way in would be nothing more than a monkey in a crown, only making him a laughingstock and utterly meaningless.

Like an elementary school student trying to create a classic in a certain field, they are ignorant, fearless, naive, and laughable.

Shen He was self-aware enough not to do such things. He always stood on the shoulders of giants, whether in martial arts or immortality. Even the "Spirit Control Scripture" of the Spirit Control Path was just a collection of the Spirit Control methods of the Spirit Control World and the human empire, taking the essence of them, without much of his own creation.

But now he has it, he understands!

He combined the Karmic Fire Three Calamities Blade Technique with the Sacrificial Dao Demon-Slaying Sword Technique, and comprehended his own Demon Blade Dao Sword Technique.

He originally did not have such ability. After all, these two methods were great fighting techniques created by immortals and demons. One could cultivate them all the way to the twelfth level of immortal and demon realm. He was just a mortal cultivator who was only at the sixth level at most. What qualifications did he have to integrate these two great immortal and demon cultivation methods and even comprehend and create something from them?
Logically speaking, it's absolutely impossible.

But he doesn't play by the rules.

The Great Law of Transformation into the Root of All Paths, a strange and powerful demonic art, greatly enhanced his comprehension.

Add to that the hermit immortals' secluded paradises, the immortal cultivators' longevity cultivation methods, and the seekers of the myriad paths of enlightenment—all these professional characteristics that enhance cultivation efficiency, along with the accumulation of cultivation over several lifetimes, birth, aging, sickness, death, love, hate, anger, and delusion, the myriad aspects of human life, and the vicissitudes of time…

All these factors combined led to his sudden enlightenment that defied conventional wisdom.

He realized his own path and created his own methods.

Although it is only in its initial stage and not perfect, and still needs to be refined, once you have understood it, you have understood it; once you have created it, you have created it.

Those who create laws will face the tribulation of creating laws!

Furthermore, this is an extraordinary method created through the fusion of immortals and demons, resulting in an epiphany. The calamities it triggers are naturally extremely astonishing, and the Nine-Nine Undying Heavenly Tribulation is entirely within reason.

Shen He was not surprised; on the contrary, he was delighted.

The Dharma is in its early stages and is not yet perfect; many aspects need to be refined.
How to polish it?

Right here, right in the midst of this heavenly tribulation!

The tribulations of heaven and earth are both calamities and opportunities.

The tribulation of creation is even more so, as the newly created Dharma can see itself in this tribulation and make up for its own defects and deficiencies.

This is why, among the myriad types of heavenly tribulations, corresponding to countless paths and laws, he alone attracted this indestructible heavenly tribulation of destruction and creation.

This is not a coincidence, but destiny!

Heaven ordained him to inquire about the Dao during the tribulation, so as to complete his cultivation.

With such an opportunity before him, how could Shen He not be delighted?

As for the danger... he had long forgotten about it.

If I hear the Way in the morning, I would gladly die for it!
With the great path ahead, what does a little danger matter?
Holding a knife and a sword, Shen He roamed freely in this Thunder Prison, like a painter wielding a brush and splashing ink, sensing the way of heaven and earth, comprehending the principles of nature, and achieving his own destiny.

Wonderful, wonderful!
And so it went, for an unknown period of time, until the number nine was finally complete. Eighty-one bolts of heavenly lightning formed the Purple Lightning Thunder Prison, a source of creation and a source of destruction, endless and boundless.

Outside Dongting Lake, the cultivators stood frozen, their expressions a mixture of shock and worry.

I was shocked, shocked by the might of this calamity that shook heaven and earth!
The worry is for the life of the cultivator!

Such a calamity is astonishing and shocking; who can survive it?

If he cannot overcome this hurdle, then who will relieve the siege of Xuanxu?

What should I do? What should I do?
(End of this chapter)