Humans are in the wilderness, God is in perfection!

In the time that followed, Xia Mangqing prepared for his second primordial spirit to undergo tribulation.

Moreover, in order to condense the Suanni Golden Pill, Xia Mangqing also visited the Celestial Immortals of the Outer Realms, intending to trade with them for the rare items he needed. Each of these rare items was comparable to a low-grade Pure Yang magic treasure, and was extremely valuable.

If it weren't for the Snow Dragon Realm, he would have had to spend countless hours searching for rare treasures to cultivate the Suanni Golden Core.

In addition, Xia Mangqing's true divine soul would go to the Void God Realm about once every ten years.

For that realm, he goes there about once every ten days, which is not a low frequency. After all, even the beings of the Perfect World don't stay in the Void God Realm every day.

He went there to see if anyone was willing to trade, but he wasn't in a hurry to add any new tradable magical techniques, since the time was too short for the creatures there.

If he were to continuously offer new magical techniques for trade in such a short period of time, he would inevitably attract attention.

He didn't want to cause trouble for himself, and besides, he had plenty of time. He could take his time. In the Realm of the Void Gods, only two or three months had passed since his first appearance.

There's absolutely no need to rush.

Moreover, there are only so many people willing to trade precious techniques. We haven't even finished trading the precious techniques we've already offered. Even if we offer new ones, who can we trade with?

"Still no one's making any trades."

In the ninety-seventh year, in a mansion in the underworld, Xia Mangqing's soul returned from the Void God Realm. He did not bring back any new magical techniques, but he was no longer surprised by this.

"All the rare items are ready, and my mental strength has also broken through. It's time for me to undergo tribulation." Xia Mangqing didn't pay much attention to the Void God Realm. After his main body and second primordial spirit both become gods and immortals, he would naturally have a long time to trade.

The rare items needed for cultivating the Suanni Golden Elixir were all prepared more than thirty years ago.

As for mental strength, in the first three years, he raised his mental strength to the perfect state of Ice Heart through preaching and practicing archery.

Afterwards, he asked the Xia Emperor to obtain a decree from the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor, allowing him to temporarily enter the Underworld to observe all phenomena and comprehend the true meaning of the third level of mental power—the Sovereign Realm.

Observing and comprehending the myriad phenomena of all beings is beneficial to elevating one's state of mind. This is the origin of the saying "refining the mind in the mortal world." For example, those divine archers in the Three Realms spend most of their time traveling in the mortal world.

Compared to the insights gained from the mortal world, the insights gained from life and death are the most profound. However, Xia Mangqing would not rashly put himself in the midst of life and death. Therefore, he simply came to the underworld to see what changes and insights other living beings would have after experiencing death.

Although it was far less than experiencing it firsthand, it allowed him to witness all things over the past thirty years, to see the joys and sorrows, the loves and hates of all beings, to see their struggles, and to see their prayers for liberation and reincarnation...

Through gradual accumulation of insights, coupled with his understanding of the true meaning of the third level of mental power—like Yu the Great controlling the floods, he understood the principle that it is better to dredge than to block, and took his heart as the master of heaven and earth, so that no matter how raging the flood was in his heart, he could still control all his emotions.

It can be said that the Dominator Realm... is like detaching one's true self from the vortex of endless thoughts, using the "Heavenly Mind" to govern "human feelings," as if standing from God's perspective, and therefore fearless of the impact of all emotions and illusions.

It was precisely because he knew these things that he was able to truly comprehend and understand them over the past thirty years, and truly step into the third level of mental power.

Having decided to undergo the tribulation, Xia Mangqing left the underworld, crushed a Great Teleportation Talisman, and returned directly to the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Master, I am preparing to undergo my tribulation."

Before long, Xia Mangqing met the white-robed Xia Emperor.

"it is good."

Emperor Xia nodded, then took out a magical artifact: "This is a pure Yang grade magic artifact—the Glazed Heart Lamp, bestowed upon you by your grandmaster. Use it during your tribulation to increase your chances of success."

"Yes."

Xia Mangqing accepted it respectfully.

Afterwards, Emperor Xia took out some more treasures and elixirs.

The Glazed Heart Lamp was bestowed by the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor, while these were prepared by the Xia Emperor, and are equally valuable.

"Let's go, the place for your tribulation has been prepared."

Emperor Xia spoke, leading Xia Mangqing to a forbidden area. The area was surrounded by extremely terrifying magic arrays, making it difficult even for gods and immortals to enter.

Within the formation was a small mountain, where Xia Mangqing's second primordial spirit sat cross-legged under the guidance of Emperor Xia, preparing to undergo tribulation.

The true self is inside his personal immortal abode.

"My disciple, be careful in everything you do."

"Emperor Xia said."

Although Xia Mangqing is exceptionally talented, there is no such thing as a prodigy who becomes an immortal and a genius who does not. Only by becoming an immortal can Xia Mangqing truly stand in the upper echelons of the Three Realms.

"Yes, Master."

Xia Mangqing nodded, then closed his eyes.

A moment later, the Golden Lotus Primordial Spirit within Xia Mangqing's body made its final breakthrough, reaching the Perfect Return to Emptiness level.

A moment later, a wind began to rise between heaven and earth.

The tribulations to become an immortal consist of four types: wind, fire, thunder, and inner demons.

Xia Mangqing was not worried about the wind and fire tribulations. Although they were very powerful, the final Heavenly Immortal Wind and Heavenly Immortal Fire could ignore all defenses and directly target the body of the second primordial spirit.

Celestial Wind and Celestial Fire are both manifestations of the Dao of the Three Realms. No magical treasure of any level can stop them. Once one's Dao heart is unstable, one may perish.

However, Xia Mangqing had already reached the third level of mental strength, and his Dao heart was extraordinary. Having overcome the Heavenly Immortal Wind and Heavenly Immortal Fire, Xia Mangqing's second primordial spirit also underwent a transformation.

"The tribulation lightning is coming..."

Outside the forbidden area, Emperor Xia gazed into the void.

Endless black clouds gathered, followed by roaring thunder, gradually forming a massive lightning vortex that covered tens of thousands of miles of land, demonstrating its immense size and terrifying nature.

Emperor Xia's expression was solemn. Judging from the manifestation of the lightning tribulation, he felt that Xia Mangqing's lightning tribulation was most likely the eighth or ninth lightning tribulation!

In the past, his true form only underwent the Seven-Nine Tribulation of Thunder, but the scene when the tribulation manifested was far inferior to that of now.

"It's time to begin."

Within Xia Mangqing's second primordial spirit, in the Golden Lotus Primordial Spirit, nine kinds of thunder-path wonders floated. When he was undergoing tribulation, he also needed to draw upon the power of the thunder tribulation and refine the nine kinds of thunder-path wonders, using a secret method to gather them together. Only in this way could he form the Suanni Golden Core after overcoming the inner demon tribulation.

boom!

The first bolt of heavenly lightning struck, but it couldn't shake the Glazed Heart Lamp at all. Xia Mangqing then focused his attention on controlling it, drawing the power of the lightning tribulation into his body to temper nine kinds of lightning-related wondrous objects.

One after another, lightning bolts descended: the first nine-lightning tribulation, the second nine-lightning tribulation, the third nine-lightning tribulation...

Its power continued to increase, and when the seventh and ninth tribulations arrived, Xia Mangqing made his move, using the "Yin Yang Star Scroll" technique to resist the tribulations and continuously absorbing their power.

"What is he doing?!"

The Xia Emperor noticed Xia Mangqing's unusual behavior.

But the tribulation was still ongoing, and there was nothing he could do but suppress his thoughts and continue watching Xia Mangqing undergo the tribulation.

The seventy-second lightning tribulation tore the Yin-Yang stars apart and broke the secret technique. Fortunately, the lightning was also blocked, and only a small amount of the tribulation power was received into Xia Mangqing's body.

"Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation!"

Emperor Xia looked at the lingering tribulation clouds in the void and his expression suddenly changed.

Throughout history, very few beings have ever managed to pass through the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation through Qi Refining. Each one possesses great fortune and luck, and those like Lü Dongbin are extremely special.

Xia Mangqing is indeed a prodigy, but this is only his second primordial spirit, yet he is about to undergo the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation, which is somewhat unbelievable. Emperor Xia can only think that Xia Mangqing has some kind of opportunity that he is unaware of, and that kind of opportunity is astonishing, which is why this situation has occurred.