Chapter 358: The Fourth Heaven of Kings
Outside the ancient star field of Tianbing, deep in the starry sky, in a desolate star field.

Within the area of ​​billions of miles, there is no star to be seen, not even a single meteorite floating in the starry sky.

But in such a vast starry sky, a horrifying natural disaster occurred.

Divine thunders that came from nowhere gathered in the void, and various colors of divine thunders intertwined to evolve into a thick chaotic energy.

The terrifying thunder shattered the void, and after the chaotic energy spread, it made that star field look like it was about to return to chaos.

The aura of this heavenly calamity was so explosive that even across several star fields it could be sensed by masters above the level of saints on the Ancient Star of Heavenly Soldiers.

The magnitude of this thunder tribulation was so huge that it didn't seem like the kind of thunder tribulation that a Saint King should endure.

The vast aura of the heavenly calamity directly alarmed most of the saints on the Ancient Star of Heavenly Soldiers.

Many saints even came directly to the outside of the domain to open the Tongtian Magic Array to watch Li Zhi's tribulation.

However, the picture cast by the Tongtian Magic Array was extremely blurry, and one could only see lines of chaotic mist.

It is impossible to judge what level of cultivator is undergoing the tribulation.

Even the three great saints on the Ancient Star of Heavenly Soldiers could not see clearly how the thunder tribulation was taking place in the area obscured by the chaotic energy after they came to the outside world.

Everyone only sensed the void turbulence that was getting higher and higher with waves, and some stars were pushed out of their original orbits by the force of the void's vibration.

It indirectly made them understand the enormity of this thunder catastrophe.

Such a terrifying thunder tribulation made everyone silent.

After ten years of seclusion in the remaining divine fire in the secret realm of Tianzun Xiantai, Li Zhi gained amazing fortune.

He had never expected that his cultivation would improve so much.

At this moment, his cultivation level has skyrocketed from the peak of the ninth level of the fourth level of the Immortal Saint before his retreat to the early fourth level of the fifth level of the Immortal Saint King. Li Zhi even felt that there were signs of growth after he had transcended the tribulation.

The only true god and the mysterious fairy tree in the secret realm of the Taoist Palace gave him too many surprises.

It almost allowed him to observe the true meaning of the great Dao left behind by Lingbao Tianzun.

Moreover, it is the true meaning seen from the level of Tao, which is much more intuitive than comprehending the ancient scriptures of Tianzun, and it is even closer to the great way that Tianzun cultivated back then than comprehending Tianzun’s imperial weapons.

This kind of harvest is extremely astonishing. One can imagine how much good fortune the Golden Crow Divine Egg has gained in the secret realm of Tianzun Xiantai.

Li Zhi's cultivation level broke through four small realms at once, allowing the thunder tribulations of the four Saint Kings to be superimposed on each other. The power of the heavenly tribulation was close to that of the Great Saint's thunder tribulation.

Countless divine thunders flashing with terrifying power of laws appeared out of thin air, becoming part of the test of heaven and earth on Li Zhi.

At the same time, Li Zhi's old friend, Lei Chi, appeared again in the sea of ​​thunder.

Moreover, the size of the Thunder Pool not only did not expand, but became even smaller than when he was at the Saint level undergoing tribulation.

A thunder pool that is no more than ten feet long, wide and high seems insignificant as it floats in the vast sea of ​​thunder.

However, the power of the shrunken thunder pool did not weaken at all. Instead, it exuded a strong aura of chaos.

The thunder pool exuded a chaotic aura, and every time it rose and fell in the sea of ​​thunder, thousands of chaotic divine thunders were summoned by him, and then transformed into terrifying thunders that reached the sky and the earth and struck Li Zhi.

Being in such a vast sea of ​​thunder, Li Zhi was simply reduced to an insignificant speck of dust.

But although the dust is small, the thunder will not ignore it. Thousands and thousands of divine thunders strike towards him. After being compressed, the lightning bursts out with light brighter than the sun.

The terrifying high temperature and destructive power of the laws seemed to evaporate Li Zhi on the spot.

Seeing that his “thin” body could not withstand all the divine thunders, Li Zhi revealed his true martial arts body that was thousands of feet tall.

Even though his body became larger, the amount of divine thunder he endured each time did not increase, which instantly made Li Zhi feel a lot more relaxed.

Then he began to transcend the tribulation in the conventional way.

That is to say, he had to withstand the divine thunder of the heavenly tribulation. Even after withstanding the first few waves of the divine thunder of the heavenly tribulation, Li Zhi discovered that the foundation smelted by the divine fire of the Heavenly Venerable was extremely strong, and the heavenly tribulation could not do anything to him at all.

Then, Li Zhi used his secret method in the sea of ​​thunder to draw thousands of divine thunders around him and condense them into a furnace of divine thunder of heavenly tribulation.

In this way, one can borrow the power of heaven and earth to refine one's own body, spirit and the Tao.

Under such a terrifying heavenly calamity, Li Zhi still dared to behave like this. It must be said that the good fortune he obtained on the Tianzun Immortal Platform was amazing enough.

In just ten years, Li Zhi had advanced four levels in the realm of Saint King. This speed of progress was undoubtedly astonishing.

It is necessary to use the most brutal methods to sharpen oneself, so as not to leave any frivolous foundation for the Tao.

Without the "Immortal-Breaking Curse" that could hone the foundation of a quasi-Immortal Emperor, Li Zhi tried every means to create the kind of cruel training method that could destroy a person's foundation.

If one comprehends the nature of heaven and earth and cultivates the body, soul and the Tao, without going through brutal tempering, how can one accumulate the indestructible essence of the Tao?

Li Zhi, who was in the horrific thunder tribulation, seemed like an indestructible piece of divine gold, allowing the vast amount of chaotic thunder to strike him.

Even though his martial arts true body showed signs of being broken, Li Zhi still did not change his original intention and did not use any magical powers to fight back.

Gradually, as he absorbed more and more essence of the heavenly tribulation, the wounds on Wu Daozhen's body became fewer and fewer.

After experiencing the initial nine levels of heavenly thunder, the terrifying divine thunder that fell from the thunder pool could no longer harm Li Zhi in the slightest.

Then, Li Zhi put away his martial arts true body and began to carve out the Ten Thousand Thunders Slaying Formation in the sea of ​​thunder.

The Dao-slaying Formation was a formation that Li Zhi had comprehended from the original Dao runes contained in the divine fire of the Tianzun Immortal Platform. It was a formation that was specifically designed to kill people.

It can transform various forces between heaven and earth into the power of cutting, thus providing Li Zhi with a tempering similar to the "Zhexian Curse".

Through repeated grinding, impure impurities are worn away, leaving behind the true essence of the Tao.

This will make the soul stable, the body indestructible, and the Tao immortal.

In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, any thought of taking shortcuts and cultivating the immortal way will eventually be reflected in the fruits of the Tao.

Without going through the most brutal trials, it would be impossible to become an emperor, let alone an immortal.

Whether it is the Green Emperor, the Demon King, or the Human Emperor, they all left behind methods of self-torture that could be described as self-abuse.

Ye Fan's ability to break through the physical limit is inevitably related to the various cruel trials he has experienced since the beginning of his practice. To enter the Four Extremes Secret Realm, one must undergo the trials of the Heaven and Earth Obstruction Divine Map; to enter the Immortal Platform Secret Realm, one must undergo the trials of the Yin-Yang Death Curse; to enter the Quasi-Emperor Realm, one must undergo the trials of the Great Emperor's Law.

The above experiences would have been a life-and-death ordeal for any cultivator of the same generation, but Ye Fan managed to survive them.

This kind of opportunity is rare in the ages. Although it is not as thorough as the Immortal Breaking Curse of Emperor Huang Tian, ​​it is definitely not something that ordinary emperors can experience.

Li Zhi doesn't have that kind of situation, but that doesn't mean he can't create that kind of environment himself.

The divine thunder of heaven became his main source of leverage.

Like the Holy Son Yaoguang who practiced the "Heaven-Devouring Demon Art" and "Immortal Heaven Art" of the Henren Emperor, every time he overcame a tribulation it was a punishment from heaven, which was inevitably related to the amazing Taoist fruit he finally obtained.

Although he is not talented enough to transcend the boundaries of the ruthless emperor's skills, his strength cannot be denied.

After engraving the Heavenly Thunder Killing Array in the sea of ​​thunder, Li Zhi's thunder tribulation changed. A kind of great power of killing people was added to the destruction.

Every divine thunder that struck Li Zhi was no longer simply trying to kill him.

Instead, it corrodes and wears away his cultivation.

Li Zhi had no choice but to endure the bombardment of the divine thunder of heaven while comprehending the great Dao in the sea of ​​thunder so as not to let his own cultivation level fall.

Once his cultivation was cut off by the Heavenly Thunder Slashing Array, his chances of successfully surviving the thunder tribulation would plummet.

The danger level of the tribulation will also increase dramatically.

Sitting cross-legged in the thunder furnace transformed from the divine thunder of heaven, he constantly recited scriptures from the four extreme volumes of "The Great Way of Longevity Sutra".

In this way, he could absorb the original laws of heaven and earth contained in the thunder pool above and replenish his own lost Taoism. The laws of heaven and earth contained in the thunder pool were really pried open by Li Zhi's chanting, and began to scatter some of the power of the original laws of the great way.

The Four Poles Volume of the ordinary cultivation scripture is particular about the four poles supporting the sky.

However, the Four Extremes Scroll scripture created by Li Zhi contains the true meaning of using the inner immortal avenue to leverage the outer immortal avenue.

The Four Poles Secret Realm is not only a pillar to support one's own avenue, but also a crowbar to pry open the myriad laws of the outside universe.

The more solid the path you cultivate, the greater the power you can exert on the myriad laws of heaven and earth.

The intention is to pry open the thick shell covering the myriad ways of heaven and earth, so that people can glimpse the immortal origin of the avenue shrouded in heavy fog.

After all, human lifespan is limited, but the lifespan of heaven and earth is almost infinite.

If you pursue the infinite with the finite, you will never reach the end.

However, by using the limited avenue to pry the infinite avenue of heaven and earth, you can pry a crack in the infinite avenue, and then draw infinite power from the crack to strengthen the limited power.

This is the true meaning of the Four Extremes Scroll created by Li Zhi, which has some of the charm of the Way of Cutting the Sky.

The "Four Extremes Volume" created by Li Zhi not only draws on the true meaning of the four extremes from various ancient scriptures, but also incorporates the true meaning of "Stealing the Secrets of Heaven" into it, forcibly prying open a crack in the middle of the myriad ways of heaven and earth, stealing the origin of the immortal avenue behind the crack to strengthen himself.

Because Li Zhi knew that behind all the laws of heaven and earth, there was a higher level of law power hidden that even ordinary emperors could not see.

That is the power of the law of true immortality that belongs to the elixir of immortality.

Those fundamental laws of the great way are comparable to the true laws of immortality.

The elixir of immortality that lasts as long as heaven and earth is the real species of immortality in this world.

Even though the elixirs of immortality seem a little fragile, the true origin of the Dao contained in them is much more advanced than the origin of the Dao contained in the bodies of mortal immortals.

Because this is the gap between the Immortal King and the Quasi-Immortal King, there is an almost insurmountable chasm.

There have been many mortals in the heavens and all realms who are capable of defeating true immortals.

But there has never been a mortal who could go against the Immortal King.

There isn't even a quasi-immortal king who can defeat the Immortal King.

As powerful as Emperor Huang Tian was, he was unable to defeat a true Immortal King in his quasi-Immortal King status.

Sitting cross-legged in the Heavenly Tribulation Divine Thunder Slashing Array, Li Zhi endured the baptism of endless concentrated divine thunder. Torn flesh and broken bones were only minor injuries. The divine sword of the law that cut people like a forbidden death curse was the truly dangerous thing.

With every strike of the sword, Li Zhi's power would become weaker.

But Li Zhi still insisted on chanting the scriptures, wanting to seize the moment when the heavenly calamity came and myriad ways manifested, to pry open all the ways of heaven and earth, and to draw the truly high-quality power of the origin of the great way from behind all the ways to nourish himself.

Sure enough, as Li Zhi pried open the myriad laws of heaven and earth attached to the thunder pool, wisps of mysterious power of the avenue flowed out from the gaps in those laws.

Then, they were absorbed and refined by Li Zhi, and Li Zhi's Taoism began to improve rapidly again.

However, this action also truly angered the gods, causing Li Zhi's heavenly tribulation to directly transform into heavenly punishment.

The terrifying divine thunder of heavenly punishment seemed to leave no chance of survival for Li Zhi, and it was filled with supreme divine power that could destroy the world.

A group of powerful men who were far away in the starry sky outside the Tianbing Ancient Star Domain observing Li Zhi's tribulation all changed color when they saw the heavenly tribulation turn into heavenly punishment.

"What a monster that defies the heavens is this, he can actually turn the heavenly tribulation into a punishment from heaven while he is going through it. Could it be that he has practiced the legendary ruthless emperor's 'Heaven-Devouring Magic' and is not tolerated by heaven and earth?" A human saint king spoke up.

As we all know, among all the magic arts in the world, the Heaven Devouring Magic Art is the best. The thunder tribulations experienced by cultivators who practice the Heaven Devouring Magic Art are completely different from those experienced by ordinary cultivators.

"Senior Lin, can you tell which fellow Taoist is undergoing the tribulation?" Someone also asked the Great Sage Lin Han, who had always been outside the domain.

“That was not a Great Sage Tribulation, but a stack of Saint King Tribulations. Someone has gone through more than three Great Saint King Tribulations.” As a Great Sage, Lin Han could naturally capture much greater Dao rhyme than those of saints. After observing the thunder tribulation that lasted for several days in the depths of the starry sky, he finally determined the level of the cultivator who was going through the tribulation.

He was not the Great Sage they had initially expected.

Unfortunately, even though he was a great sage, he still could not see through the thunder tribulation and see the true body of Li Zhi who was suffering horrible torture in the sea of ​​thunder.

He just sensed that from time to time, an extremely bloody smell would drift out of the sea of ​​thunder, as if the person who was undergoing the tribulation was turned into blood mist by the heavenly tribulation. However, the thunder tribulation did not disappear, indicating that the person who was undergoing the tribulation still did not die under the thunder tribulation, which made the Great Sage Lin Han inexplicably shocked.

Such a strong smell of blood is comparable to what is left after a real great sage was beaten into a bloody mist.

"The Saint King is undergoing a thunder tribulation? How is this possible? Even the Saint King of the Ninth Heaven cannot survive this level of thunder tribulation." After listening to the introduction of Great Sage Lin Han, many Saint Kings of the human race showed expressions of disbelief.

"He is not a native cultivator of my Tianbing Ancient Star. He should be a trial-taker from the ancient road of the human race. He is very likely the low-key and mysterious longevity Taoist priest that we have been looking for for several years." Great Sage Lin Han said to everyone.

Ever since they explored the secret realm of the earth's core in vain ten years ago, they learned that someone had set up a powerful protective formation there to cultivate enlightenment.

Moreover, Lin Han had already learned from the protector of the ancient road that Li Zhi had indeed embarked on the starry sky passage to the Ancient Star of Tianbing, and he had not appeared on the ancient road in the past few years, which naturally made people think that he was still lurking on the Ancient Star of Tianbing to practice.

The thunder tribulation that caused Li Zhi to become the Saint King lasted for more than half a month before it came to an end.

Li Zhi, who survived the thunder tribulation, floated in the cold and dark starry sky like a charred corpse.

On the surface, there didn't seem to be any trace of life energy, but from time to time, some mysterious aura emanated from him.

The aura of the great Dao was completely different from the aura of the myriad ways of heaven and earth that ordinary saints could touch, and it seemed to carry a true meaning of immortality.

The seemingly dead Li Zhi's body was filled with an indomitable and immortal vitality.

Moreover, his body was instinctively devouring the essence of stars in the starry sky to replenish the consumption in the thunder tribulation.

After floating in the starry sky for several hours, the mysterious aura of Li Zhi was completely restrained, as if it had been completely digested by him. Then he opened his eyes and began to actively absorb the essence of the stars in the eight directions to recover from his injuries.

After absorbing those high-level Dao essences, although Li Zhi's life essence did not increase, his lifespan actually increased a lot, as if a qualitative improvement had occurred ahead of time.

The strength of the origin of life is comparable to that of the origin of life of a great sage.

Even if his cultivation had stagnated at this point and he no longer continued to practice, his remaining lifespan would be much longer than the entire lifespan of an ordinary great sage.

The scene of Li Zhi replenishing his magic power and absorbing the essence of the stars was extremely horrifying, and even made several suns in nearby galaxies dim, as if their vitality was seriously damaged.

After he replenished his energy, he directly opened a domain gate and left that star field. He had no intention of returning to the Ancient Star of Tianbing.

This move surprised the powerful men who stayed outside the Tianbing Ancient Star Region waiting for Li Zhi's return and preparing to have a good communication with him.

"He just left without saying goodbye?" A human saint said with some confusion in his eyes.

"It seems that we are being too sentimental. Others don't care about us saints on the Ancient Heavenly Soldiers Star at all." Another Saint King said self-deprecatingly.

The three great saints standing outside the domain also watched Li Zhi open the domain gate and disappear into the vast sea of ​​stars without saying a word, and they all felt a little bit ignored.

After getting away from the area where the Ancient Heavenly Soldiers Star was located, Li Zhi took out a starry sky battleship for transportation.

After surviving the thunder tribulation, his cultivation stabilized at the middle stage of the fourth level of the Saint King realm.

At the same time, his cultivation level as a Saint King in the middle fourth level was extremely strong.

Compared with the chaotic bodies of the same level, it is not much different.

I used the Chaos Mirror to look for flaws in myself, but couldn't find even a single weakness.

The reason why Li Zhi did not return to Tianbing Ancient Star to rest was simply because he did not want to be disturbed by boring mundane affairs, and there were no old friends of his here.

And he has important things to do.

Since the head of Lingbao Tianzun turned into the ancient star of heavenly soldiers, the secret realm of Lunhai and the secret realm of Daogong also turned into the realm of life on the other side of mythology.

Then, will Tianzun's Four Extremes Secret Realm and Dragon Transformation Secret Realm also transform into special life stars?

　This is from last night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)