With a talent like yours, Han Zhi, you’ll have to put some thought into facing the Heavenly Tribulation in the future.”
After speaking, the old Daoist took the young girl and rode the clouds toward the depths of the South Sea.
This was the only immortal who could have posed a threat to Li Changshou during his tribulation.
However, this immortal did not linger or examine the situation further. With a hint of regret for the impending fall of the tribulation survivor, they quietly passed by, merely passing through.
This served as an affirmation of Li Changshou’s careful preparations for the tribulation, proving that his efforts to find this specific location had not been in vain.
Now, at the tribulation site.
Seven thunderbolts struck in succession, the sound of booming thunder echoing through the heavens and earth, causing panic among the creatures of the sea for hundreds of miles.
At this point, less than a single incense stick’s worth of time had passed since the first thunderbolt of the tribulation arrived.
The thunderclouds in the sky had already shrunk by more than half. The roars of fierce beasts were deafening, and within the cloud, thirty-two thunder spots were flashing, preparing for the final thunderbolt of this tribulation!
Under the thunderclouds, Li Changshou furrowed his brow tightly and took a deep breath, suppressing the tremors caused by the collision between his magical power and the immortal energy within him.
The seventh thunderbolt just now had a diameter of about a yard. This next one should be even thicker and more powerful!
Li Changshou’s Daoist robe had more than ten holes in it, but from his forehead to his neck, he was emitting radiant, colorful, immortal light.
This immortal light would soon fade after his immortal foundation stabilized.
However…
His tribulation… unexpectedly… wasn’t that powerful.
As a worthy tribulation, it should provide the cultivator with many benefits, offering enough of a trial to help the cultivator ascend to true immortality.
Li Changshou’s tribulation seemed to have a miscalculation in intensity. It was far too gentle.
At this moment, his Dao body had only the upper part of his head transformed into an immortal body, while the rest remained unchanged.
This was the result of Li Changshou’s direct resistance using his physical body, magical power, and primordial spirit, without relying on the special methods he had prepared for this purpose.
‘It’s fine, there’s still the eighth thunderbolt,’ he reassured himself, but a sense of foreboding began to grow in his heart.
Above, the thunder spots were flashing continuously, and the thunder was gathering more fiercely, as if the tribulation’s force was preparing to tear him apart with the final strike.
In his heart, images of his journey began to appear.
He had repeatedly suppressed his cultivation realm, accumulated insights, and treated every small breakthrough as a giant step forward in his life—struggling through centuries of arduous practice, stepping carefully as if walking on thin ice…
His Dao body was as solid as a magic treasure.
His primordial spirit was flawless and perfect.
Finally, his efforts, his struggles, his life-threatening suppression, had led to the rewards of this moment.
Thirty-two thunder spots erupted at the same time, unleashing countless silver snakes of lightning that twisted and danced in the air. In the swirling clouds, they gathered to form a massive thunderbolt three yards in diameter, radiating dazzling light, and fiercely struck downward toward Li Changshou!
The world was filled with electric light!
At the edge of the mundane world, above the South Sea, divine thunder cleansed the world!
At this moment, Li Changshou’s mind stirred with excitement as he spread his arms wide, embracing the ascension of his life!
His heart surged with emotion!
Because he could already feel the towering ambition of his future Dao standing firm between heaven and earth!
From this day forward, he would walk the immortal path and seek eternity with stability!
Boom—
The thunderbolt instantly engulfed Li Changshou, melting the coral reefs below him, the sea surface ablaze with lightning!
After a moment, the thunder faded, and heavenly music resonated through the heavens. A small, spirit herb-shaped cloud rose from the sea, gently supporting Li Changshou’s figure.
A beam of immortal light descended from the tribulation cloud, enveloping Li Changshou. His heart couldn’t contain his excitement.
Immortal!
Dao!
This was the immortal path!
This was it!
But wait, something seemed off!
Li Changshou looked down, and his expression froze in shock…
The lower half of his body, from his waist down to his feet, had not undergone the transformation into an immortal body! While the upper half, from his abdomen up, had indeed transformed into a radiant immortal form, his arms and everything below his chest remained unchanged.
It was as though his body had become a defective statue—half made of precious colored jade, and half of decaying mud!
Even his primordial spirit was intermittently fluctuating between the immortal energy and its original state!
The heavenly music stopped, and the spirit cloud dissipated as various anomalies faded away.
However, the tribulation clouds, now white, continued to slowly dissipate…
Li Changshou quickly snapped out of his trance.
What is going on?
I’ve never seen this in ancient texts!
Has the tribulation ended, but the power wasn’t enough?
Did my foundation become too solid that the eight thunderbolts couldn’t break through, preventing the transformation into an immortal body?
Damn…
What should I do now?
Should I sever my limbs and ascend only with my upper body?
But my lower half is important too!
Not to mention that my primordial spirit isn’t fully matured into an immortal child yet… I can’t sever that either!
How do I even sever my primordial spirit? This isn’t like the sword technique, where you can just discard something you don’t need!
Li Changshou looked up at the dissipating tribulation cloud, his mind racing with thoughts, his face showing some urgency.
He had no time to consider anything else; he needed to resolve this awkward situation immediately.
He didn’t want to become a half-immortal!
The gates of immortality had already been opened. He had passed the tribulation, but his Dao foundation was too solid, blocking the way!
Raising his hand, Li Changshou took a couple of steps forward and urgently shouted at the remaining tribulation cloud:
“Wait!”
The tribulation clouds paused for a moment before quickly dispersing, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Li Changshou: …
It ran off?
Before he could complain, a sudden, muffled sound reverberated through his body, causing both his primordial spirit and Dao body to tremble.
An indescribable pressure descended from the heavens, locking onto him!
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