Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2376 - 194: The Four Greats
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"Someone is about to cross into the Tribulation-Transcending Realm?"
A touch of surprise appeared on Wang Ba's face.
In contrast to his own breakthrough in the Realm Sea, where he drew on the rules and creation power from the Immortal Pill to enter the Tribulation-Transcending Realm without facing Thunder Tribulation, the majority of cultivators struggle to advance solely through their efforts, needing the help of Thunder Tribulation.
Thus, entering the Tribulation-Transcending Realm demands the Thunder Tribulation inside the Domain.
"Is it the master, or..."
On the day when the Little Cang World surpassed its boundaries, just one cultivator from the Little Cang World, namely Yao Wudi, grasped the rules right there at the event.
However, he quickly understood that Yao Wudi stood apart from typical cultivators. During the Domain's breakthrough, it had also unlocked the pathway for Yao Wudi's cultivation base to raise its ceiling. By steadily gathering and practicing, he could slowly reach the Tribulation-Transcending Realm over the years, bypassing Thunder Tribulation entirely.
The cap of his realm matches the Little Cang World's own limit.
"If it’s not the master, then who?"
Such ideas raced through his thoughts for just a moment, and right away, he spotted the silhouette of the cultivator trying to pass the tribulation inside the Little Cang World.
He couldn't hold back his astonishment:
"Taoist Master Yingyuan?"
High above the domain.
A gray-robed figure hovered in mid-air, staring up at the gathering thunderclouds, his face grave yet tinged with barely contained eagerness.
In the vicinity, others like Cang Fuzi, Chongyuan Patriarch, Qitian Patriarch, Shao Yangzi, and Yao Wudi, along with Qiao Zhongxu from the Jade Pot Realm and Gan Xiong from the Holy Desecration Realm, all lingered at a distance, silently anticipating the arrival of the Thunder Tribulation.
Wang Ba experienced a mild sense of bewilderment.
But with a mere shift in thought, he descended to join Chongyuan Patriarch and the rest.
"What’s going on?"
Wang Ba turned to Chongyuan Patriarch, Ji Ying, and the group, questioning them with clear confusion.
Upon noticing Wang Ba's approach, Chongyuan Patriarch gave a small nod before sending a voice transmission, his eyes flicking toward the sullen Qiao Zhongxu close by:
"No one knows for sure if the Little Cang World can handle a cultivator stepping into the Tribulation-Transcending Realm, so Jiang Chi stepped up to try it first, though this young Qiao doesn't seem too pleased about it..."
Wang Ba felt a brief jolt of shock, his eyes sweeping over Qiao Zhongxu as he mulled things over inwardly.
Jiang Chi, whose true identity lay behind Taoist Master Yingyuan, had fallen into Qiao Zhongxu's traps centuries back, ending up as a captive in the Jade Pot Realm. Eventually, to protect the Double Body Realm, he submitted and worked for the Jade Pot Realm. Once brimming with drive and vigor, that fire had long faded, though signs of his inner turmoil remained clear.
At this point, likely spotting the Jade Pot Realm's decline against the swiftly growing Little Cang World, he dared to grasp this chance, aiming to escape Qiao Zhongxu's grip via this test for the Little Cang World.
Should he succeed, he'd emerge as a Tribulation-Transcending cultivator, earning the power to stand toe-to-toe with Qiao Zhongxu.
Failure meant only death, which for him might even feel like a release.
Jiang Chi's decision made perfect sense, yet for Qiao Zhongxu, it struck a blow to the already shaky base of the Jade Pot Realm.
After all, the Sea of Chaos Realm clearly no longer bowed to the Jade Pot Realm's command.
Qiao Zhongxu grasped this truth all too well.
Still, against this unstoppable tide, despite his awareness, he had no clue how to turn things around.
Whether in raw power or sway, the Jade Pot Realm held no edge anywhere.
Or rather, the moment he caught on to the Little Cang World's ascent, it was already far too late.
Wang Ba had long seen through all these dynamics.
Though he hadn't cared to intervene before, Jiang Chi's bold move now dragged these hidden tensions into the open.
This remained the Jade Pot Realm's internal mess, nothing to do with him; on the flip side, Jiang Chi's readiness to stake his life offered a prime chance for the Little Cang World.
While they conversed, the thunderclouds overhead at last finished their buildup.
Dressed in simple gray cloth, Jiang Chi advanced into the bolts of lightning...
"Realm Master, this individual isn't native to the Little Cang World, so even after enduring the ’Triple Layer of Suffering’ to cleanse the chaotic rules inside him, it'll be far harder for him than for the local cultivators..."
Cang Fuzi murmured softly next to Wang Ba at that moment.
"Don't worry, he's grasped the rules ahead of time; the Thunder Tribulation won't pose much trouble for him."
Wang Ba gave a faint nod after hearing this, keeping his eyes locked on Jiang Chi while closely tracking the shifts in the rules around him.
As Thunder Tribulation struck down, it birthed the Power of Creation within.
In the process of tempering the Dao Domain and Primordial Spirit, it also sparked a profound renewal like reshaping bones, where the rules he'd understood prior to the Tribulation-Transcending Realm slowly solidified amid the destruction, gradually forging a fresh Dao Domain.
For those cultivators who've already seized the rules in advance, Thunder Tribulation's force barely endangers them, acting instead as a valuable gift.
The watching cultivators, seeing this unfold, couldn't suppress their delighted looks.
Qiao Zhongxu's expression, however, darkened further with each passing moment.
Yet soon, Wang Ba's brows knit together; as the sole middle-stage Tribulation-Transcending Realm cultivator present, he vaguely detected a trace of chaotic rules leaking from Jiang Chi.
"Wasn’t he already purified with the Triple Layer of Suffering?"
Wang Ba grew mildly perplexed.
Beyond fortifying Dao Domains and bolstering the Primordial Spirit, the Triple Layer of Suffering's main advantage for Sea of Chaos Realm cultivators lies in purging tainted rules.
Under normal circumstances, after applying the Triple Layer of Suffering, Jiang Chi shouldn't carry any foreign rule influences.