Immortality Start with Farming - chapter 802 (Patreon)

Chapter 802: Minor Heavenly Tribulation

Near the southern region of the Donghuang Mountain Range, within the Flower Spirit Clan territory.

Just as Qin Ming began his attempt to break through to the mid Void Refinement stage, the enormous phenomenon of spiritual energy clouds also alerted them.

Elder Tu’e hurried over to report the matter to the Myriad Blossoms Saint Lord.

Dressed in palace robes, the Myriad Blossoms Saint Lord sat atop a lotus dais, recovering through cultivation.

Sensing the disturbance outside, she immediately opened her beautiful eyes, a trace of surprise appearing within them as she murmured:

“So it’s that Moonwatch Divine Lord from Little Turtle Peak advancing to the mid Void Refinement stage.”

“The scale of these Void Refinement heavenly signs far exceeds that of ordinary Void Refinement cultivators.”

“This person is rather interesting... Inform the clan members that there is no need to panic.”

“Yes!”

Elder Tu’e bowed and withdrew.

The Myriad Blossoms Saint Lord turned her gaze toward Little Turtle Peak, a thoughtful look appearing on her face.

As a Body Integration ancestor who had lived for tens of thousands of years, she had witnessed the rise and fall of many astonishing geniuses within the Spirit Realm, so she was not particularly surprised.

Soon afterward, she resumed her meditation.

...

Inside the Star Radiance Sacred Hall of Celestial Star City.

Several elders of the Star Guard, clad in golden armor, were discussing how to deal with the insect disaster together with Lord Zichen, commander of the Purple-Gold Sacred Armor.

However, the earth-shaking phenomenon from Little Turtle Peak naturally did not escape their notice.

The meeting was interrupted, and everyone came outside to observe.

Lord Zichen’s towering figure transformed into a streak of light and shot into the sky. Standing in the void, his eyes flickered as he gazed toward Little Turtle Peak.

“It’s Fellow Daoist Li...”

“He only broke through to the Void Refinement stage a little over two hundred years ago. I never expected him to attempt advancing to the mid Void Refinement stage so soon.”

“Could it be that he is extremely confident in his own divine abilities? Void Refinement tribulations are unlike any others. Countless old monsters suppress their cultivation and dare not face them.”

“If he were not fully prepared, Fellow Daoist Li would not have acted so recklessly. He must possess a powerful Heaven-Tribulation Treasure.”

Daoist Xuanguan and Master Kongzhi exchanged incredulous glances as they spoke.

A Void Refinement breakthrough was nothing like earlier realms, where accumulating enough mana was sufficient. One had to merge the primordial spirit into the void and comprehend the Great Dao of heaven and earth.

Both of them had been stuck at the initial Void Refinement stage for who knew how many years. Although they lacked no cultivation resources, they had still failed to touch the threshold of the mid Void Refinement stage.

At the same time.

Inside Gathering Fate Pavilion, Qi Xiaoyu and Fishercloud stared in shock.

“Could such a terrifying celestial phenomenon really be Brother Qin breaking through again?”

Similar scenes played out across the spiritual lands surrounding Celestial Star City.

After all, the momentum of a Void Refinement breakthrough was simply too immense to conceal.

At Little Turtle Peak, Baili Hui, Mo Lingwei, and the others had only just received the Profoundspirit Immortal Peaches when they witnessed such a terrifying heavenly phenomenon. Their emotions surged with excitement.

Since Qin Ming could even cultivate sixth-tier top-grade immortal peaches, they had already guessed that his breakthrough was not far away.

Devourer Rat and Blue Ice Saintess moved to the perimeter and assumed the role of guardians for Qin Ming.

Yue Lingyan stared at the vast vortex of heaven and earth essence swirling in the sky, left speechless.

“Fellow Daoist Qin... are you really about to advance to the mid Void Refinement stage so quickly?”

The gap between them was only growing wider.

...

Inside the cave abode.

Qin Ming resembled an ancient tree that had stood unchanged through the ages. The aura of his cultivation began rising steadily.

He consumed the five Void Spirit Qi attributes once more.

Instantly, his primordial spirit began to become ethereal, merging into the void to comprehend the laws of the Great Dao.

In the unseen depths, the speed at which he converted heaven and earth essence suddenly increased.

Upon the spiritual platform within his Purple Mansion, the tiny primordial spirit sat with eyes closed, forming seals as it further condensed Void Essence.

Within a radius of ten thousand miles, the essence of heaven and earth seemed to sense something. It transformed into countless five-colored mayfly-like forms that streamed toward Qin Ming’s cave abode like pilgrims making a sacred journey.

Even the numerous cultivators watching around the spiritual land were stunned by the strange phenomenon.

Even the Myriad Blossoms Saint Lord opened her eyes once more. Her figure vanished from her chamber as she appeared outside, gazing at the five-colored mayflies swimming through the heavens.

“Five-colored mayfly essence... a pilgrimage of all spirits.”

“The cultivation technique this person practices can actually manifest the vitality of all living things into a visible form.”

“That is truly rare.”

“I would like to see how he handles the Void Refinement heavenly tribulation.”

By now, her attitude had completely changed, and she quietly remained to watch.

...

Boom!

As his Void Essence became further condensed, Qin Ming’s Void Refinement mana surged severalfold.

In a single stroke, he broke through into the mid Void Refinement realm.

At the moment of breakthrough, numerous insights arose naturally within his mind.

“At the Nascent Soul stage, one can move mountains and fill seas.”

“At the Soul Transformation stage, one can reshape heaven and earth.”

“At the Void Refinement stage, one can shatter the void.”

“Now that I’ve entered the mid Void Refinement realm, my understanding of spatial laws has deepened far beyond that of cultivators of the same level.”

“Even if I roam the void under my own power, my primordial spirit can easily withstand the impact of Void Turbulence.”

His Evergreen Mana had now surpassed that of cultivators at the same level, rivaling even late Void Refinement great cultivators.

The instant Qin Ming entered the mid Void Refinement stage—

The winds and clouds changed across heaven and earth.

The spiritual energy tide receded.

Pitch-black tribulation clouds gathered above the main peak cave abode, swirling endlessly. At their center, a Five Elements Tribulation Eye slowly opened.

Qin Ming was already familiar with the sight. He had experienced it once before when advancing into the Void Refinement stage.

However, this tribulation seemed even more terrifying than the first.

With a thought, the Nine Revolutions Tribulation-Transforming Pill grown from the Void Spirit Seed Alchemy Art flew out from within his primordial spirit, ready to undergo further tempering.

A tiny, ethereal pill seed no larger than a grain of millet floated three inches above his head.

Taking advantage of the heavenly tribulation to raise its grade—

Qin Ming took out the Molting Heaven Spirit Marrow and the small bottle of Profound Yellow Myriad Qi Blood Marrow.

He swallowed the two tyrannical body-refining treasures one after another.

Boom!

A vast torrent of heat erupted within his body and began transforming his flesh.

The Demon Infant Primordial Spirit emerged and began circulating the True Demon Force and the Myriad Forms Selfless Heavenfiend Liberation Technique.

Behind Qin Ming appeared numerous manifestations: the Vajra form with three heads and six arms, the Thousand-Armed Demon Idol, the Mountain Ape, the Primordial Demon Ape, the Giant Spirit God King, the true form of Kunpeng, and many others.

Behind his head, seven black treasure wheels emerged.

The moment he consumed the Molting Heaven Spirit Marrow, all of those manifestations transformed from illusion into reality, completing a true metamorphosis.

Meanwhile, the half bottle of Profound Yellow Myriad Qi Blood Marrow flooded his body with immense blood vitality.

Terrifying Heavenly Demon Qi and True Demon Aura surged from him.

Before long, purple-gold patterns spread across his entire body.

“Tsk, tsk. Little Friend Qin truly is suited to cultivating this old man's demonic art.”

“In only a few hundred years, he has already reached genuine mastery.”

“With more time, even complete mastery may not be impossible...”

Inside the Lesser Spirit Realm, Old Devil Qingyang watched Qin Ming’s breakthrough with his hands clasped behind his back, nodding in satisfaction.

Then—

A silver mark flashed at the center of the Demon Infant Primordial Spirit’s brow, and his blood vitality began climbing continuously.

Heat radiated from his body, distorting even the surrounding space.

As a rumble echoed within him, his body-refining cultivation also broke through to the mid Void Refinement stage under the effects of the two heavenly treasures.

Having already refined the ancestral rune of the Giant Spirit God and absorbed the essence blood of the True Spirit Kunpeng, his physical body had long become monstrously powerful, comparable to a late Void Refinement cultivator.

Now, after advancing further, he was essentially comparable to a sixth-tier body-refining cultivator at the grand completion stage.

One step further, and he would reach the legendary realm of “Mystical Flesh.”

Though that would likely require his body-refining cultivation to reach the late Void Refinement stage.

Still, that was only a matter of time.

At present, Qin Ming’s body was as tyrannical as a sixth-tier grand-completion Ancient Beast—one carrying a True Spirit bloodline.

The moment both his primary cultivation and his body-refining cultivation entered the mid Void Refinement stage—

The black tribulation clouds in the heavens expanded severalfold once more.

Crack! Boom!

Qin Ming was locked onto by the tribulation.

The overwhelming heavenly might descended.

It was once again the Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Tribulation, accompanied by terrifying lightning and fire tribulations.

The might of the Great Dao seemed capable of annihilating the entire world.

The spectators looked on with fear and shock.

When the Myriad Blossoms Saint Lord saw this scene, she revealed unprecedented astonishment.

“A tribulation of this magnitude... merely for advancing a minor realm within Void Refinement?”

“What sort of karma has this person become entangled with to incur the jealousy of heaven itself?”

Even her emotions fluctuated upon witnessing the appearance of the Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Tribulation.

Ordinarily, no matter how talented a mere Void Refinement cultivator might be, they could not attract her attention in the face of the vast gulf between major realms.

Yet now, a complicated look appeared in her eyes.

She found herself unable to see through him.

Crack! Boom!

Terrifying heavenly tribulations descended one after another, engulfing the entire main peak.

Blinding tribulation lightning turned the world into daylight, making it impossible to open one's eyes.

For ordinary Void Refinement cultivators, such a tribulation would be a fatal calamity capable of ending both body and soul.

But Qin Ming remained steady as a mountain.

Not the slightest bit worried.

His primordial spirit casually tossed something upward.

In an instant, two divine mountains spun through the air, expanding enormously and hovering above his head.

They were the Thunder-Magnetic Divine Mountain and the Yuanji Divine Mountain.

On the surfaces of the two mountains appeared the shadows of a Kunpeng and a Devourer Rat.

The heavenly tribulation lightning and fire struck the mountains but were effortlessly blocked.

Part of the tribulation’s power was also absorbed entirely by the pill seed of the Nine Revolutions Tribulation-Transforming Pill.

As Qin Ming continued enduring the tribulation, a tribulation pill pattern gradually appeared on the pill seed, signifying another increase in quality.

After half a day of lightning tempering, a second tribulation pattern also began taking shape.

The terrifying minor Void Refinement heavenly tribulation continued wave after wave.

The surrounding cultivators watched in fear.

“No wonder Void Refinement cultivators are so rare. Can a human even survive this kind of tribulation?”

“When Moonwatch Divine Lord broke through to Void Refinement before, that tribulation was already terrifying. This one for advancing to the mid stage is several times stronger.”

“Too frightening. Without an extraordinary foundation, survival would be impossible.”

“Alas! Moonwatch Divine Lord was too impulsive. He should never have attempted the tribulation so rashly.”

“Looks like our human race is about to lose another ambassador of peace in the cultivation world...”

Speculation spread through the surrounding spiritual lands and Celestial Star City.

Yet—

The heavenly tribulation over Little Turtle Peak continued for nearly half a month.

It did not descend continuously. Every few days, a new wave of lightning stronger than the last would gather before striking.

The power increased step by step.

Even Qin Ming, sheltered beneath the two divine mountains, nearly lost his composure.

“How is this minor tribulation for reaching the mid Void Refinement stage even stronger than the one when I first entered Void Refinement?”

“Could it be that my tribulation-crossing posture is wrong?”

Fortunately, after a century of nurturing and refinement, his two divine mountains had undergone tremendous growth.

No matter how fierce the tribulation became, it was little more than a breeze against a mountain.

After surviving the Five Elements Heavenly Punishment Tribulation and the lightning-fire tribulations, the unique Void Refinement Heart Demon Tribulation arrived.

Illusions began emerging from the depths of Qin Ming’s heart.

They felt so real that it was as though he were personally experiencing them.

Though only a short time passed externally, within the illusion it seemed as if he had lived through three lifetimes and three worlds of reincarnation.

Such heart demons were born from prolonged cultivation within the void during the Void Refinement stage and were even influenced by Outer-Realm Fiends.

However, Qin Ming’s Dao Heart was exceptionally firm, and he cultivated Old Devil Qingyang’s supreme demonic art.

When those Outer-Realm Fiends arrived and saw Qin Ming’s appearance, they mistook him for an incarnation of some Sacred Ancestor of the Demon Realm.

Terrified out of their wits, they fled in all directions.

Several more days later—

The tribulation clouds dispersed, revealing a bright sky and blazing sun once more.

A vast Void Refinement Spiritual Pressure spread from the main peak.

Its intensity far exceeded that of an ordinary mid Void Refinement cultivator.

Countless cultivators felt an instinctive urge to bow in worship.

“He actually survived such a terrifying minor Void Refinement heavenly tribulation...”

“It seems this Moonwatch Divine Lord is no ordinary figure. He can stand alongside the Profound Tortoise Divine Lord and Yin Lingzi.”

“No wonder he maintains such close relations with those two...”

The Myriad Blossoms Saint Lord's eyes flickered. She then summoned Elder Tu’e and instructed softly:

“Once that Moonwatch Divine Lord has some free time, send him an invitation on my behalf. Invite him to visit our clan.”

“I wish to meet him personally.”

Elder Tu’e’s heart trembled.

Very few people ever caught the attention of their Saint Lord.

As for being personally invited by her, aside from Body Integration great powers, such cases were exceedingly rare.

The unusual breakthrough phenomenon today spoke for itself.

Yet Elder Tu’e was puzzled.

He had personally visited Little Turtle Peak before and met that Moonwatch Divine Lord.

But no matter how he looked at him, he had never noticed anything particularly special.

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