One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

The true form condensed by the Dharma of Heaven and Earth is indeed incredibly powerful, but its weaknesses are also quite prominent. Just like the stone giant condensed by the Black Mountain Demon, the Dharma of Heaven and Earth is too cumbersome and often at a disadvantage in one-on-one battles.

However, the Black Mountain Demon is different now. Even if he misses his attack, does the Black Mountain Demon think he can still grab his nearly broken half-body and launch a counterattack?

The Xuanyuan Sword transformed into a colossal sword that reached the heavens and landed in the hand of the Dharma Image cast by Sun Yao. The speed at which Sun Yao swung the sword down was no less than that of a normal-sized sword.

The Black Mountain Demon was still healing himself when Sun Yao's sword struck with lightning speed. Just as the sword was about to deliver the blow, in that split second, the Black Mountain Demon extended his left hand and steadily caught Sun Yao's sword.

Sun Yao was not anxious because his sword was blocked. Instead, he looked coldly at the Black Mountain Demon's left hand.

Because the Black Mountain Demon's left hand was emitting golden Buddhist light, the same kind of Buddhist light that Fahai had when he and Fahai subdued the demon together before.

"What kind of magical artifact is this? How could it possibly block a strike from the Xuanyuan Sword?"

Sun Yao looked at the Buddhist light in the Black Mountain Demon's palm. As the light faded, Sun Yao could see that the Black Mountain Demon was holding a handful of Buddhist beads.

"It's alright for you to know. This was specially crafted for me by His Majesty using my original Black Mountain body. My original body is Black Mountain, which stood on the banks of the River of Oblivion when the Underworld was born. This Black Fiend Buddhist Bead, crafted from the essence of my original body, naturally possesses extremely strong defensive power. Coupled with Buddhist light and Netherworld Fiend Qi, even acquired spiritual treasures would find it difficult to break."

"Oh, so this treasure is called the Black Fiend Buddhist Beads. Not bad, not bad. Goodbye to this treasure, it's mine now."

After Sun Yao finished speaking, he swung his sword again, this time with the majestic and domineering spirit of the Qin King sweeping across the six kingdoms. A single sword strike cleaved through the clouds, sweeping across the sky. However, with the appearance of the black Buddhist beads, the sinister Black Mountain Demon surprisingly displayed a Buddhist sense of righteousness and light.

Just as he said, under the blessing of the Buddha's light and the evil aura of the underworld, Sun Yao's sword really failed to break through the defensive barrier created by the black evil Buddha beads.

Seeing that Sun Yao was helpless against his defenses, the Black Mountain Demon chuckled and continued to heal his wounds.

Sun Yao watched as the Black Mountain Demon continued to heal his injuries within the barrier of the Black Fiend Beads, and he felt a little anxious.

Stepping out to confront the Black Mountain Demon, the Xuanyuan Sword was already a rare trump card in his hands. If even the Xuanyuan Sword couldn't defeat the Black Mountain Demon, he would probably have to rely on the Wind and Fire Futon.

However, the Wind and Fire Futon is not an offensive magic weapon. It is good for trapping and capturing people, but it is not very effective against the Black Mountain Demon Sun Yao, since Sun Yao is unable to control the Wind and Fire Futon at this time.

To manipulate a top-grade innate spiritual treasure like the Wind and Fire Futon, one would need at least the cultivation level of a Golden Immortal. Sun Yao, far from being a Golden Immortal, isn't even an Immortal himself.

Upon thinking of the word "immortal," Sun Yao suddenly paused.

"Yeah, how come I didn't think of that? So many protagonists in my past life used heavenly tribulations to fight their enemies. I thought they were all stupid, but I never thought I would have to do the same thing one day."

That's right, Sun Yao's solution was to stop suppressing his cultivation and bring the Nine-Nine Tribulation forward.

"But I'm still more reasonable than those main characters, after all, I'm facing a living lightning rod."

As Sun Yao pondered this, he offered a false justification for his actions. However, this justification wasn't entirely wrong; a demon from the underworld like the Black Mountain Demon shouldn't appear in the mortal realm, for if it did, it would surely be punished by heaven.

If Sun Yao were to use him to overcome his tribulation, perhaps the doubled power of the Nine-Nine Tribulation would all fall on the head of the Black Mountain Demon. He himself could even turn misfortune into good fortune and successfully overcome this Nine-Nine Tribulation, which he himself was not confident about.

A sudden inspiration struck Sun Yao, and he immediately took a deep breath, after which the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique within him began to circulate at full power.

Originally, Sun Yao's cultivation level was still steadily increasing daily despite his full suppression. Now, as Sun was pushing the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to its limits, his realm soared, and he instantly broke through to the Dao Integration Realm.

After breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm, Sun Yao also reached the Tribulation Transcending Period. If he could successfully overcome the Heavenly Tribulation, he would enter the Earth Immortal Realm. If he failed, he would disintegrate and become a wandering immortal in the mortal realm.

After Sun Yao broke through, the sky instantly turned dark.

The saying goes, "Dark clouds press down on the city, threatening to crush it; armor gleams in the sun, like golden scales."

Suddenly, a gap appeared in the dark clouds that filled the sky, and countless golden bolts of lightning shot down from the gap, rushing towards where Sun Yao was.

Just as these lightning bolts were about to strike, they suddenly seemed to be like hyenas finding the scent of their prey, or like sharks smelling blood. They suddenly turned around and pounced directly on the Black Mountain Demon who was still healing.

Where had the Black Mountain Demon ever seen such a scene? He attained enlightenment in the underworld, and his true form had long since reached the Xuanxian realm, only a step away from becoming a Jinxian.

These Yin ghosts who attained enlightenment in the underworld did not undergo the Heavenly Tribulation, so they naturally did not know that the Heavenly Tribulation lightning was specifically designed to subdue them. Seeing the golden lightning rushing towards him, the Black Mountain Demon hurriedly activated the Black Fiend Buddhist Beads once again.

If it were just the light of merit and virtue, it might be able to withstand the heavenly tribulation lightning for a short time. However, this light of merit and virtue is mixed with the evil energy of the underworld, which will only cause the heavenly tribulation lightning to go berserk.

As this malevolent aura appeared, several bolts of lightning struck down from the gap in the sky once more.

"You ghostly creature, instead of staying obediently in the underworld, you dare to come to the mortal realm to cause trouble! I'll kill you today to earn more merit!"

Suddenly, a majestic voice resounded from the sky. Sun Yao concentrated his attention, gathering his magical power in his double pupils as he gazed at the heavens.

In the sky was a great god of the Thunder Department with a third eye on his forehead. Without a doubt, among the Thunder Department, there was only the Heavenly Venerable Wen Zhong, who was the one who responded to the primordial thunder and spread the power of enlightenment.

If it were someone else, considering that this Black Mountain Demon might be a hidden hand of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, they would at most punish him and send him back to the underworld.

Unfortunately, he encountered Wen Zhong, the chief god of the Thunder Department, who was not only upright and selfless but also a member of the Jie Sect. Back then, the Western Sect took advantage of the Investiture of the Gods to abduct many members of the Jie Sect, and the Jie Sect and the Western Sect already had a grudge against each other. How could the Black Mountain Demon possibly fare well in his hands?

The tribulations that should have been borne by Sun Yao mostly fell on the Black Mountain Demon. The barrier formed by the Black Mountain Demon's Black Fiend Beads was shattered by the heavenly tribulation.

The Black Mountain that the Black Mountain Demon cut off from his own body was also given up in the mortal world for no reason.