Generally speaking, mortals ascending to immortality must face the lowest-grade 1-9 Divine Tribulation, and only under extremely rare circumstances would higher-grade 3-9 Divine Tribulations appear. As for the 6-9 and 9-9 Divine Tribulations, the possibility of their occurrence at this stage was practically nonexistent.
Most beings in the Primordial world were born with immortal bodies and did not need to go through the process of mortal ascension.
However, this did not mean they could completely avoid the effects of divine tribulations.
Since these creatures did not possess Xiantian Dao bodies in the beginning, embarking on the path of cultivation required undergoing transformation, during which they would draw down the Transformation Tribulation.
The Transformation Tribulation was at least a 3-9 grade tribulation, and for certain cultivators with deep foundations, the extreme condition of a 9-9 Divine Tribulation would even occur.
A deafening clap of thunder resounded, lightning tearing through the vast sky and striking straight down toward the ground.
With a calm and composed expression, Zhang Tianchen channeled his own magic power to erect a protective barrier.
The lightning failed to breach the protective layer set up by Zhang Tianchen.
Following that, a second bolt of lightning struck, and it too failed to break through his defense barrier.
The third...
The fourth...
...
Nine consecutive bolts of lightning, each more intense than the last, yet not one of them could breach Zhang Tianchen's formidable barrier.
Just when Zhang Tianchen thought the divine tribulation was about to stop, new lightning began to condense once more.
"So this is a 3-9 Divine Tribulation."
Even with his unflappable composure, he could not help but show a slight trace of astonishment on his face at this moment.
Compared to the 1-9 Divine Tribulation, the 3-9 Divine Tribulation did not merely increase in quantity; the power of the lightning also grew progressively stronger.
Rumble!
A new round of lightning arrived swiftly.
Zhang Tianchen circulated his magic power to resist, but compared to his previous ease and poise, he was clearly struggling much more this time.
When the eighteenth bolt of lightning crashed down, the magic power barrier Zhang Tianchen had set up shattered instantly.
The residual lightning force struck him, leaving his entire body pitch black, even his hair standing straight up on end.
Fortunately, most of the lightning force had already been blocked by the magic power barrier, so despite looking thoroughly battered, he was actually uninjured.
The interval between the third round of lightning and the second round was not very long.
Zhang Tianchen had no choice but to condense his magic power once again to defend himself, having no other alternatives.
The nineteenth bolt...
The twentieth bolt...
……
By the time the twenty-seventh bolt of lightning landed on Zhang Tianchen, his entire body had turned charred black, and a faint aroma of roasted meat could even be smelled.
Right at that moment, a stream of colorful auspicious light pierced through the clouds and shone down upon him.
The wounds on Zhang Tianchen's body healed rapidly, and the charred skin began to peel off, revealing smooth, unblemished skin.
Before long, Zhang Tianchen had fully recovered as before, and his magic power seemed to have become even more solid and condensed.
"This is all a result of lacking magical treasures."
Zhang Tianchen changed into a new set of robes and murmured softly to himself.
What he practiced was the *Mythological Great Luo Dharma*; although he only possessed the peak cultivation of the Void-Integration realm, his cultivation strength was sufficient to rival an ordinary peak Celestial Immortal.
Simply due to the lack of magical treasures, he had actually ended up in such a sorry state before the 3-9 Divine Tribulation.
Had he possessed even a single lowest-grade defensive spiritual treasure, let alone a lower-grade spiritual treasure, he would have been able to pass this tribulation unscathed.
Magical treasures were generally divided into Houtian spiritual treasures and Xiantian spiritual treasures.
According to the number of restrictions they possessed, they were further subdivided into lower-grade, middle-grade, upper-grade, top-grade, and supreme treasures: those possessing 1 to 12 restrictions were lower-grade spiritual treasures; 13 to 24 restrictions were middle-grade spiritual treasures; 25 to 36 restrictions were upper-grade spiritual treasures; 37 to 48 restrictions were top-grade spiritual treasures; and those with 49 restrictions were the supreme top-tier treasures.
Under normal circumstances, Xiantian spiritual treasures of the same grade were more powerful than Houtian spiritual treasures, and they possessed the functions of increasing the holder's fortune and self-repair.
"Although crossing the tribulation seemed rather wretched this time, I've finally successfully entered the immortal realm, completing my body's transformation from mortal to immortal flesh, and officially stepping into the ranks of Celestial Immortals."
"There are only four hundred years left until the second lecture; I should have enough time to sort out the Celestial Immortal portion of the *Mythological Great Luo Dharma*."
Zhang Tianchen returned to his small wooden cabin and began to further refine the methods for cultivating the Celestial Immortal realm.
Three hundred years later.
The Celestial Immortal portion of the *Mythological Great Luo Dharma* was completed by Zhang Tianchen. Cultivating according to this set of methods to the peak state of a Celestial Immortal would grant one five hundred years of cultivation base, comparable to the peak level of an ordinary Mysterious Immortal.
……
A roll of battle drums startled Zhang Tianchen awake. This was the battle drum sound used by Master Tongtian to summon the disciples of Jiejiao.
This meant that the day of the second lecture had arrived.
Zhang Tianchen left his small wooden cabin and hurried to the place where Master Tongtian was preaching.
By the time nearly all the Jiejiao disciples had gathered, Master Tongtian suddenly appeared upon the cloud platform.
"Greetings, Master!"
Zhang Tianchen and the other Jiejiao disciples bowed in salute to Master Tongtian.
Master Tongtian waved his hand slightly in acknowledgement and immediately began his lecture.
Slightly different from the last time, although Dao rhythms could still be seen swirling around this time, the phenomenon of Heaven and Earth resonating did not appear.
However, every single word spoken by Master Tongtian felt as refreshing as an enlightening head-clearing pour.
This time, what he lectured on was not cultivation methods, but numerous divine arts and magical techniques, covering the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang and the Seventy-Two Transformations of Disha.
Zhang Tianchen listened with rapt attention, completely captivated.
The gateway of all wonders was beyond description in words.
Zhang Tianchen was utterly immersed in the Dao; this experience was incomparably profound and impossible to describe.
Time flowed like water, slipping away quietly and imperceptibly.
In the blink of an eye, three hundred years had passed.
Master Tongtian stopped his lecture, and Zhang Tianchen also awakened from his trance, feeling a sense of lingering regret, as if something currently in progress had been suddenly cut short.
"No matter how powerful a divine art may be, it is merely a technique; the foundation lies within the cultivation base itself. Please remember not to confuse the two."
His gaze swept across each and every person present.
"We shall engrave it in our hearts!"
The crowd replied in unison. As for how many people actually took Master Tongtian's words to heart, that was another matter entirely.
"This lecture concludes here. The next one will take place in a thousand years."
With those words falling, Master Tongtian vanished from the cloud platform.
The disciples of Jiejiao each returned to their own immortal caves for secluded cultivation, and Zhang Tianchen did the same.
The divine arts and secret techniques explained by Master Tongtian had already been firmly memorized by Zhang Tianchen.
The Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang included:
Transforming all things, regulating Yin and Yang, moving stars, revolving the sun and moon, summoning wind and rain, shaking rivers and mountains, walking in the clouds, turning water into land, earth-escaping with golden light, churning rivers and seas, solidifying stone, Five Elements escape techniques, the Six Jia formation arts, foretelling the future, moving mountains and changing rocks, healing the wounded and rescuing the dying, invisibility and concealment, regulating breath;
Recalling Yang energy, taming dragons and subduing beasts, increasing longevity and supplementing destiny, filling seas and leveling mountains, turning stone to gold, phantom illusion creation, metamorphosis, expanding and shrinking at will, making flowers bloom instantly, wandering the spirit beyond the heavens, wall-penetrating vision, reversing storms, commanding lightning, abyss leaping, traveling through sand and stone, flying while carrying peaks, transforming beans into an army, and the technique of seven arrows.
Although each divine art possessed immense power, mastering them was quite difficult, and even Master Tongtian had not fully mastered all of these skills.
Zhang Tianchen decided to learn three techniques first, leaving the rest for later.
The strongest in terms of offensive power was the Five Thunder Technique.
The so-called five thunders were actually five different elemental energies; each of them corresponded to the five viscera qi of the human body, and only when these qi forces gathered in one place could the powerful efficacy of the Five Thunder Technique be realized.
When it came to speed, none could rival the Golden Light Earth-Fading Technique.
Traveling through the earth with a body illuminated by golden light, covering thousands of li in a single day.
When it comes to defense, the best choice was the Void Body Invisibility Technique.
After transforming into an intangible state, all attacks would become ineffective.
In contrast, although the Seventy-Two Transformations of Disha were vastly inferior in power to the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang, they each possessed their own unique advantages.
The most important advantage was that the Disha magical arts were relatively easier to learn.
Zhang Tianchen selected five quite practical spells from among them.
Swordsmanship: Comprehending the true meaning of sword and qi merging as one, this was the method of using the Primordial Spirit to command the sword; wherever the white light appeared, the sword qi became formless.
Demon Slaying: Using magic power to enhance weapon power, thereby banishing demons and formless evil spirits.
Cloning: Capable of dividing into several illusions of oneself, or duplicating any object, and at a higher realm, manifesting billions of clones.
Pot Heaven: Being able to create a space or immortal cave, achieving a world in a grain of sand, placing the vast universe within a square inch.
Body Immobilization: Able to freeze living beings, miraculous birds and beasts, or various substances, rendering them completely immobile.
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A thousand years later.
Zhang Tianchen's research into divine arts had achieved remarkable results.
Before transmigrating, Zhang Tianchen loved reading novels, immersing himself in all kinds of works whenever he had time.
He noticed that in most novels, every hero had their own unique attribute panel.
Although there was no such thing as an auxiliary system, he had still compiled a similar functional panel for himself.
Name: Zhang Tianchen
Bloodline: Houtian Human Race
Cultivation Base: Seven thousand springs and autumns
Realm Level: First steps into the Mythological Celestial Immortal Realm
Mastered Spells: Five Thunder Manipulation [Elementary Proficiency], Golden Light Escape Technique [Initial Achievement], Erect Invisibility [Basic Completion], Sword Art [Advanced Comprehension], Universe in a Pot [Comprehensive Mastery], Phantom Replication [Perfect Achievement], Binding Seal [Absolute Mastery], Demon-Breaking Sword Technique [Ultimate Mastery]
The levels of proficiency for these spells were sequentially: initial understanding, basic proficiency, advanced comprehension, and perfect achievement.
Within a thousand years, he had already brought three simple techniques—phantom replication, binding seal, and demon-breaking sword technique—to a state of perfection; he had also elevated the two techniques of advanced comprehension level, sword art and universe in a pot, to a high-level stage, while advancing the three higher-level skills of five thunder manipulation, golden light escape technique, and erect invisibility to the level of preliminary proficiency, demonstrating his exceptional comprehension ability.
It was not easy to make these spell techniques break through once more. Whether advancing to advanced-level sword techniques or deeply improving more difficult techniques like five thunder manipulation, earth-escape techniques, and erect invisibility, all required comprehending the corresponding natural laws to do so.
From Zhang Tianchen's exceptional insight, although one could comprehend rules at the level of the Mythological Celestial Immortal, delving into them at this moment did not seem particularly wise;
He felt that it would be more reasonable and practically effective to first increase his cultivation strength before turning back to explore these rules.
When another chime of ancient-sounding music drifted over, it reminded Zhang Tianchen to stop his cultivation and listen quietly to Master Tongtian's lectures and explanations.
The same situation as before repeated itself; the numerous disciples of Jiejiao gradually gathered and awaited their master to appear and lecture on the Dharma. Master Tongtian likewise suddenly appeared upon the high platform in the sky.
"Respected Master!"
After all the disciples finished bowing in salutation, Master Tongtian officially began his lecture.
The content of this lecture was knowledge concerning the Dao of formations.