Chapter 323 - 176: Crossing the Celestial Tribulation

Gu Yun’s gaze was fixed on the cube-sized Spirit Crystal hovering in mid-air before him, which contained an extremely immense energy.

Just a wisp of the aura it emanated was enough to make the True Yuan in Gu Yun’s body begin to circulate.

’A Spirit Crystal. What a treasure.’ An unconcealable, fervent light glinted in Gu Yun’s eyes.

More than a decade had passed, and he was now on the verge of stepping into the Tongxuan Realm—the realm of so-called Land Immortal Gods, beings whose mighty power shook the heavens and the earth, who lived for eight hundred years, watching dynasties rise and fall.

Although he had learned from the Tower Spirit of the universe’s vastness—that the Celestial Essence Realm was but a minor world among the many Immortal Continents of the Canglan Great Realm—Gu Yun’s heart still pounded with excitement!

’Time to begin!’

With that thought, Gu Yun’s gaze sharpened. His body slowly levitated into the air. Then, with a wave of his hand, he pulled the cube-sized Spirit Crystal—a vessel of immense energy radiating a faint glow—toward him.

Immediately after, he began to circulate the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision, drawing the Spirit Crystal’s incredibly vast energy into his body in a steady stream. Thunder Arcs flickered around him, tearing at space and emitting a dazzling radiance.

Inside Gu Yun’s body, his Dantian became a vortex, a black hole that voraciously devoured the vast energy from the Spirit Crystal.

Time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, half a month went by.

Throughout this period, Gu Yun focused completely on circulating his Cultivation Technique. Through Circulation Reincarnation, he absorbed the Spirit Crystal, converted its power, and fused it with his body. The might of his aura grew ever stronger, his terrifying presence soaring relentlessly, causing the very space around him to twist and warp as if it were made of paper.

Gu Yun continued to devour and absorb the immense energy contained within the Spirit Crystal. He was like a magnificent being capable of Devouring Heaven and Earth, constantly drawing the crystal’s power into himself until he reached a zenith. At that point, Gu Yun sensed a barrier, as fragile as glass. He knew, intuitively, that with a single thought, he could summon the Celestial Tribulation to shatter it completely and break through into the Realm of Tongxuan!

Then, Gu Yun slowly opened his eyes. Within his pupils, it was as if a universe was dawning, reflecting the eternal, undying majesty of the sun and moon. His entire aura had become incomparably profound, like an Immortal God on the verge of ultimate ascension, ready to shatter the void and fly away. A hazy light, woven from Daoist Techniques, radiated from his body, and every strand of its iridescent glow seemed to interpret the true essence of this world’s Daoist Techniques!

[You have reached your limit. With a single thought, you can summon the Celestial Tribulation. Once you are tempered by the Celestial Tribulation, you will officially step into the Tongxuan Realm.

Go to the outside world and call down the Celestial Tribulation!]

[However, I must remind you of one thing: a few insignificant ants are waiting for you in the outside world.]

The Tower Spirit’s vast and majestic voice echoed throughout the grand hall the moment Gu Yun opened his eyes.

"Is it them?"

A terrifying glint flashed through Gu Yun’s eyes as he recalled those powerful cultivators of the Tongxuan Realm from when he first entered the Holy Origin Secret Realm.

However, with his current strength, he was already powerful enough to clash with them head-on, to say nothing of what would happen after he summoned the tribulation and broke through to the Tongxuan Realm. At that point, that group of experts would mean nothing to him!

[Go. After you go out and break through to the Tongxuan Realm,

return here when you are ready to step into the Realm of Harmonization.]

After the Tower Spirit’s deep, resonant voice faded, it fell completely silent.

Immediately after, the void above began to twist frantically, and a swirling spatial black hole emerged, crackling with sparks and lightning arcs.

Gu Yun nodded slowly, then cast his gaze toward the swirling, mirror-like spatial black hole. Through it, he could faintly make out the azure sky of the world outside.

"Time to go."

...

Meanwhile, in the Qingyuan Mountain Range of the Southern Wilderness Domain, four Tongxuan Realm cultivators hovered in mid-air, radiating a hazy light as Dao Rhythm circulated around them. Their gazes were fixed on a pale golden spatial vortex below. It was bound by a Seal of chains resembling a spiderweb, upon which were carved dense and innumerable Profound Mysterious Inscriptions that exuded an ancient, powerful aura.

"When the hell is this guy coming out? Don’t tell me he actually died in there. In that case, haven’t we been waiting for nothing?" Wei Qingming, who wore a loose black robe and exuded a terrifying aura, suddenly spoke from his position in mid-air.

"This guy managed to sneak into the Holy Origin Secret Realm while we were fighting. How could he be that weak?" A blood-red glint flashed through the crimson eyes of Bai Buran, who was clad in a robe as white as snow.

"He only managed to sneak in. How strong can he possibly be? The moment he comes out, we will suppress him with absolute force!"

A fiery light flashed in the eyes of Qin Tianyang, a tall and sturdy man dressed in a crimson battle robe. ’I will personally destroy the bastard who slaughtered my apprentice!’

"Let’s wait a bit longer."

Feng Xiu, suspended in the air in a black shirt and wreathed in a deep, terrifying aura, let his placid gaze sweep over the others before speaking lightly.

Suddenly,

VMMMM!!

The pale golden spatial vortex, which had been motionless and completely sealed, began to tremble. The chains vanished in an instant, and the entrance to the Holy Origin Secret Realm flared with a brilliant light!

This abrupt change immediately caught the attention of the four Tongxuan True Monarchs. The four figures hovering in the void exchanged a look, a flicker of delight in each of their eyes.

"That guy... he’s coming out!"

After waiting for so long, the fellow who had snuck in was finally emerging. Their plan to lie in wait had paid off after all.

BOOM!

As the Seal vanished, the pale golden vortex suspended in mid-air began to shudder violently, radiating a brilliant, pale golden light. An incredibly immense aura diffused from within, its terrifying might heralding the emergence of some dreadful existence.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

A clear, profound, and ethereal voice rang out. It seemed to ignore all distance, as if imbued with the sound of the Dao itself, landing clearly in everyone’s ears.