CHAPTER 446: CHAPTER 388 THUNDER TRIBULATION CULTIVATOR, THE FINAL BATTLE

The Dharma Assembly was underway, and Song Lin assigned titles to several individuals.

This wasn’t about a sense of ritual.

The reason for creating temporary titles wasn’t due to idle minds or boredom. In reality, most existing positions operated independently and only reported upward. When major events occurred, there was a lack of cohesive collaboration.

The roles within the Dharma Assembly temporarily superseded traditional Taoist School hierarchies during its duration.

For instance, Yuanbo, as the High Priest of the Water Altar, was granted the authority to mobilize personnel from other jungles or provinces to assist with water-related affairs.

In short, the Dharma Assembly maximized efficiency.

The assembly ceremony concluded.

Song Lin gathered the senior members and addressed them:

"The establishment of the New Taoist School requires the Three Realms Heavenly Master Seal. We either retrieve it from Tianhe or search for it ourselves. The Eight Sceneries World was originally the ruins of the Xuanzhen Palace. Within it resides a demon adept at using the Mother Tree of All Things to siphon human Primordial Energy. This demon is the primary adversary of this Dharma Assembly."

"Conquering the Eight Sceneries World is just the beginning; the Heavenly Master Seal is the key. Be sure not to allow this individual to escape."

Song Lin emphasized.

"Me and Mei Hua will take responsibility for locating this demon," Zhengxin said.

Mei Hua nodded in agreement.

"The remaining eight of you shall divide and head towards the major regions of Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and the four zones of Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon. I will provide support across all fronts with my Avatar."

After delegating tasks, Song Lin closed his eyes.

He began sensing the qi flow of the Eight Sceneries World. His ability to enter this world relied entirely on the Demon Seed Sky Filling Technique from earlier times.

This technique was a Secret Technique developed by Zhengyang and Ann Qi.

Once they discovered that the Heavenly Venerate could secretly siphon human power, the Demon Seed Sky Filling Technique was crafted as a method to intercept and redirect that energy.

By fortunate happenstance, the technique later evolved into a key for accessing the Eight Sceneries World and linking with the Mother Tree of All Things.

A black dot emerged in the void, gradually expanding into a three-zhang-wide black vortex.

A formidable aura emanated from it.

"This is the Gate to the Eight Sceneries World. It will remain open. In the initial phase, you are tasked with scouting ahead. Once you locate the Heavenly Venerate, rally everyone for the final assault."

"Understood!"

Song Lin opted not to enter any specific region but remained in the center for support.

Subsequently, the team members led their troops one by one to infiltrate the world.

Initially, a small vanguard unit was sent to establish hidden outposts and gather intelligence on their surroundings.

Meanwhile, Song Lin worked on refining the Eight Horses and Wind attributes within this story world.

Once the refinement was complete, he’d likely need to undergo the Fire Tribulation, thus gaining experience for the Real World.

Elsewhere, Guu Yuchan had arrived in this realm with his group.

Snow blanketed the ground, an expanse of frost as far as the eye could see.

Surveying the scene, the earth was a vast, glacial wasteland.

Behind Guu Yuchan stood three Core Formation disciples and ten Divine Establishments.

The bone-chilling cold had no effect on them whatsoever.

Boom!

Suddenly, the icy surface beneath shattered, and countless white-winged, red-eyed bats with multiple pairs of wings soared into the air.

The red-eyed bats bared their fangs, shooting icy spikes engulfed in chilling fog. The hazy white mist radiated a foreboding aura of death, surging fiercely from every corner, deceptively slow yet terrifyingly fast.

Guu Yuchan let out a cold snort, forming a sword seal with his fingers.

At his fingertips, a wisp of blue light grew larger.

Boom!

Thunder rumbled, and lightning branched into countless sword auras.

Swish, swish...

The Ten Thousand Thunder Swords annihilated everything in the vicinity, leaving a massive depression in the ground spanning hundreds of zhang.

The red-eyed bats disappeared entirely, reduced to their most primordial dust.

Taking a deep breath, Guu Yuchan exclaimed joyfully:

"This realm is truly extraordinary."

The remnants of the bats left behind a frost energy named Flying Frost Xuan Qi, a derivative of Xuanming Mother Qi.

The Xuanzhen Palace was also a unique Qi Refining Sect, practicing techniques that utilized Xuanying Qi found in nature to refine dharma powers or forge dharma bodies. It was said there were eighteen types of this Xuanying Qi, two of which included Flying Frost Xuan Qi and Xuanming Mother Qi.

"Taoist Master, this realm is of immense benefit to our cultivation lineage. This is indeed a prosperous opportunity for our magic veins!"

"Indeed! Fellow Taoists! Let us unite and conquer this realm together!"

Similar scenes played out in various locations.

...

Story world.

Golden light burst forth as the Sun Jade Car changed form.

The jade carriage’s body was now engraved with the Eight Horses Painting.

This signified that the Eight Horses had become part of its dharma powers, fully refined into the carriage.

With a single thought, Song Lin returned to the Real World.

He summoned the carriage in the Real World.

"As expected!"

Song Lin mused.

With the Sun Jade Car at his disposal, at full speed, he could reach any location within a few breaths’ time.

Satisfied, Song Lin decided to lay low for now.

Alliance matters would be handled through his Avatar, while he secluded himself in a chamber for cultivation.

Should any call for help arise from the Eight Sceneries World during this time, he could intervene immediately.

With this in mind, Song Lin returned to the story world once again.

...

The fifth year of Yuan Shi.

The Xuanming Wind Emperor Technique reached perfection.

A massive Wind Eye appeared, covering a thousand li around Haojing.

The sixth year of Yuan Shi.

The Zhou Army launched a western campaign, waging war on the Quanrong nations and the Ancient Shu Country in Liang State.

The sixth year of Yuan Shi.

Song Lin’s cultivation stabilized, and he prepared to challenge the Fire Tribulation.

Before facing it, Song Lin refined eighty Sixth Transformation Calamity Crossing Golden Pills for backup.

The Fire Tribulation was no ordinary flame—but the inner fire, celestial fire, and divine fire.

Its strength varied depending on the individual.

Tribulation clouds lingered for three months, and the fire’s light made the Haojing region as bright as day.

Within the Tribulation Fire, Song Lin stood unyielding, like gold tempered to perfection amidst endless calamities.

He attuned to the Heavenly Heart and steadfastly guarded the Spirit Platform.

No matter how the fire assailed him, he remained indomitable. Maintaining calmness was pivotal—half the victory lay in controlling one’s mental state.

The rest relied on the enhanced physique granted by the Nine-Transformation Mysterious Skill to endure the onslaught.

However, what Song Lin hadn’t anticipated was that the Fire Tribulation carried no time limit. How long it might persist was unknown. His robust physical form and incredible combat prowess inadvertently prolonged the tribulation far beyond the norm.

Not far away, the Immortal Gods—Wood, Fire, and Wind—were left speechless in shock.

"Unmatched!"

Only this thought echoed in their minds.

After a long while, Song Lin emerged from seclusion, his Divine Light retracted, returning to a state of simplicity and purity.

Name: Song Lin

Realm: Transcendance Tribulation Stage (Thunder Tribulation)

Taoist Realm: 1,300 years.

Divine Skills:

Nine-Transformation Mysterious Skill, Qiankun Treasure (Wood, Fire, Wind), Celestial Star Pivot Thirty-Six Cloud Seal Talisman, Little Three Emperors Scripture, North Emperor Black Law, Five Qi Chaoyuan to Life Spirit Scripture, 72 Transformations, Donghua Taoist Soldiers Xuanzi Secret Book, North Emperor Xuantian Technique, Nine-Transformation Rejuvenation Pill Subtle Manifestation Technique, Shenxiao Thunder Skill, Heavenly Escape Sword Scripture...

Blessings: [Emperor Seal], [Moon Cultivation Great Witch], [Temple Blessing], [Golden Crow Yang Pattern], [Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill], [North Pole Ziwei Dao Pattern]...

Items: Nine Elders Immortal Capital Seal, Supreme Elder’s Eight Trigrams Furnace, Nine Tripods, Eight Horses Sun Jade Carriage, Emperor Sword, Dragon Mansion Jade Gourd (includes all four Divine Dragons), Yellow God Secret Chapter...

He had gained over a hundred years in Taoist Realm and successfully advanced to the Thunder Tribulation stage.

After the tempering of the Fire Tribulation, both his physical form and other abilities had been significantly strengthened.

"Phew! Finally reached the Thunder Tribulation, though my foundation has sustained some damage."

Although he had crossed this hurdle, it left his spiritual foundation somewhat fractured.

Overcoming a tribulation was far from a simple task.

Thankfully, the weakened foundation didn’t affect the Real World; otherwise, it would have been catastrophic.

Nonetheless, this experience granted Song Lin valuable insights into overcoming the Fire Tribulation—maintaining a calm heart was critical. Losing one’s composure made the tribulation’s flames grow ever stronger.

Unfortunately, by the time he came to this realization, it was too late to salvage the situation.

Despite the cracks in his foundation, Song Lin found solace in the fact that at least the issues had come to light.

"Come! Let’s ride into battle. I’ll personally settle all accounts!"

The final battle loomed!

Transcending beyond this world would allow him to take the rewards and return to the Real World to conquer the Eight Sceneries.

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