Chapter 1351 : Emergence of Qing Ji, 9 Tribulations Foundation

At this thought, Daoist Tianyuan declared, "I intend to seclude myself for 60 years. Once I have restored my cultivation to its peak, I shall attempt the breakthrough to the World-Forging Realm."

"By then, Fellow Daoist may attend the ceremony to observe and prepare for your own Heaven Opening." "Very well."

Eldrin nodded slightly. Observing others open the 9-Layered Heavens could offer profound insights for his own cultivation.

At the very least, he could roughly gauge the difficulty of opening the 9 Heavens, using this to deduce the challenge of his own celestial ascension. This way, he could avoid the risk of failure in forging the 9 Heavens and prevent inadvertently meeting a fate of bodily demise and Dao dissipation.

At this thought, Eldrin smiled and said, "When the time comes, I shall certainly attend to witness your esteemed self opening the 9 heavenly layers."

The 2 spoke no further on the matter.

Eldrin lent the Profane Yin Heaven-Slaying Sword to Daoist Tianyuan, allowing him to refine it in his attempt to breach the heavens.

After completing this step, the Heavenly Abyss Daoist went into seclusion on his own, while Eldrin (Person Name) arrived within the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure).

After many years apart, both Lyra and Qingji had emerged from seclusion, each having gained truly monumental rewards.

Between the 2 of them, Qing Ji had successfully cultivated the 'Yin Yang Blue Lotus Dao'. This principle was a grand Triad Rule formed through the fusion of 3 distinct principles: Extreme Yin, Extreme Yang, and the Blue Lotus.

Thus, the fusion of these 3 principles contained a power so immense it defied comprehension.

It was even slightly more potent than the pure yang celestial flames and primordial chaos gold wielded by Eldrin (Person Name), and only marginally inferior to the threefold Dao fruits—Buddhist, Daoist, and Demonic—cultivated by Kael (Person Name).

Most crucially, as the Yin Yang Azure Lotus Dao fully stepped into the realm of rules, it signified that Qing Ji had truly forged her own path.

With the Yin Yang Azure Lotus Dao alone, Qing Ji's combat prowess had barely reached the threshold of the 9 Calamities. Though she had not yet fully stepped into it, she was only 1 step away.

Meanwhile, Qing Ji’s Primordial Chaos True Body—the Azure Lotus Immortal Physique—proved to be exceptionally compatible with the Dao Principles of Yin-Yang Azure Lotus. The innate essence of the azure lotus within her resonated profoundly with these principles, resulting in a remarkable qualitative transformation of both.

Her Azure Lotus Immortal Physique was suffused with the power of Azure Lotus laws, while the Dao principles of Yin-Yang Azure Lotus had also taken root within this celestial form. Ultimately, this precipitated a qualitative transformation in Qing Ji’s foundational essence.

9 Tribulations Domain!

Looking at Qing Ji before him, he could not help but remark with relief, "You have yet to attain the Dao Fruit, yet you have already stepped into the 9 Tribulations realm."

"If 1 day he attains the Fruit of Creation, merging flesh, laws, and dao fruit—essence, energy, and spirit—into perfect unity, he shall undoubtedly step into the forbidden realm."

Upon hearing this, Qing Ji (Person Name) shook her head and sighed softly, "The unification of essence, energy, and spirit—the 3 foundational pillars—is enough to trigger a qualitative transformation within me, allowing me to step into the forbidden realm."

"However, the Dao Fruit is the culmination of 1's lifelong cultivation base. The more profound 1's foundation, the more arduous it becomes to cultivate the Heaven-Opening Dao Fruit."

"In contrast, ordinary immortals who have not cultivated laws or immortal bodies find it somewhat easier to condense the World-Creating Dao Fruit."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) slightly furrowed his brows.

He understood clearly that what Qing Ji had said was true—the more formidable a cultivator's Heaven-Opening Foundation, the more arduous it would be to condense it into a unified whole.

The more indestructible a Celestial's Primordial Chaos Body becomes, and the more vast and powerful their mastery of the Laws grows, the more arduous the condensation of the flawless Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit becomes.

Just as when shaping an object, clay can be molded freely into form, mountain rock requires repeated carving and polishing with blades and axes, while profound iron demands thousands of tempering and refinement.

Of course, among all molded creations, clay shatters upon impact, mountain stone endures wind and rain for millennia, while dark iron can be forged into colossal cauldrons capable of suppressing rivers and mountains.

For the soil was loose, the mountain stone was tenacious, and the darksteel was utterly indestructible—the 3 simply could not be compared.

In Eldrin's view, the foundation of ordinary half-step Earth Immortals with a single Dao Fruit was as unstable as loose soil—even if they managed to condense a Dao Fruit of Creation, they would still be utterly defenseless against a single strike.

Those who have cultivated the Primordial Chaos True Body or condensed the Primordial Chaos Laws, if they further coalesce the Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit, would become as steadfast as towering mountains and unshakable boulders, capable of reaching the Seventh Tribulation or even the Eighth Tribulation realm.

Such a being with dual Heaven-Opening foundations holds a promising future among Earth Immortals, with a slim chance to step into the Celestial Immortal realm—yet that would require an immense stroke of destiny.

Only those who have attained 3 Dao Fruits can claim foundations as indestructible as immortal black steel.

Such an existence, having established 2 foundations of Creation—the Laws and the physical form—could already be considered to possess a foundation of unyielding immortality.

If 1 could refine and temper these 2 foundations through countless trials, forging them into a flawless and impeccable Dao Fruit without defect, it would become as resilient and eternal as a 100-times refined profound iron—sufficient to ascend to the realm of the 9 Tribulation Immortals.

Clearly, both Sky Abyss Daoist and Old Ruins Yin Lord were such individuals.

Seizing the opportunity presented by the great tribulation, they forged their indestructible Black Iron into form, condensed a triune foundation, and ultimately achieved the flawless perfection of a 9-Tribulation Immortal.

In comparison, Eldrin (Person Name) and Lyra (Person Name) possessed even more profound foundations, while Qing Ji had cultivated the Yin-Yang Azure Lotus Dao, transcending this realm entirely.

Their foundation had perhaps already transcended the realm of Immortal Profound Iron, and could almost be called 9 Heavens Divine Iron. Naturally, forging it into form would be even more arduous.

Even with Lyra's (Person Name) innate talent, in her original estimation, after cultivating the Lunar Immortal Body and mastering the Great 5 Elements Infinite Law, it would still require at least several 100 1000 years to possibly condense the Flawless Dao Fruit.

However, with the acquisition of the Dao Origin of the 9 Tribulations Immortal, she now had the confidence to attempt condensing her Dao Fruit by harnessing its power.

At this thought, Eldrin felt a slight heaviness in his heart and sighed, "Your foundation is far too formidable. Achieving a flawless Dao Fruit of Creation is indeed exceptionally arduous."

"Without external assistance, it would take at least hundreds of thousands to millions of years to possibly succeed." "As for the external forces that could aid in this..."

Eldrin paused, then said with a sigh, "Only the 9 Calamities Dao Origin remains." "9 Calamities Dao Origin."

Upon hearing this, a bitter smile involuntarily surfaced on Qing Ji's face.

A 9 Calamity Immortal was an exceptionally rare existence; even across the entire Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, such beings were dazzling, peerless prodigies.

Before this great calamity erupted, there were only over a 100 8-Tribulation Immortals, while the number of 9-Tribulation Immortals was merely a handful.

Generally speaking, unless they failed to gather the Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), no 9-Calamity Immortal would remain at this realm for long.

Because a 9 Calamities constitution signifies a Great Perfection destiny, as long as 1 survives to the Half-Step Celestial Immortal realm, the possibility of breaking through to Celestial Immortality is at least over 20%. If 1 has opened the 9 Heavens, the confidence soars to 40 or 50 percent.

Such an existence was a thorn in the side of many. While those Celestial Immortals might not stoop to direct intervention, adversaries at the late-stage Earth Immortal realm or even the ninth level of Earth Immortal would never let such a golden opportunity slip by.

Since the 9 Tribulations Immortal had yet to open the heavens, the spiritual power within him was insufficient. Faced with an opponent whose combat prowess surpassed the Earth Immortal’s late stage, he stood no chance of putting up a fight.

Once they break through to the Sky-Opening Realm, the spiritual power within their bodies will surge by severalfold—nearly tenfold—making it far more difficult for late-stage Earth Immortals to kill them.

An existence who had opened at least 8 or 9 Heavenly Palaces still possessed considerable self-preservation capability even when facing a late-stage Earth Immortal.