Chapter 980
Innate Body Infusion, Golden Core Perfection
The familiar drumbeat instantly pulled Song Changsheng's thoughts back to decades ago, when the Song family had just established itself in the East China Sea when they were suddenly struck by a massive thunderstorm that swept across tens of thousands of kilometers, killing countless people.
The Song family lived in a relatively remote location, and fortunately, they were not implicated.
Song Changsheng was a witness to that thunderstorm. He went deep into the thunderstorm to temper his body and not only encountered the Thunder Pool, but also saw the legendary [Kui Niu War Drum] in the Thunder Pool.
Unfortunately, before he could even touch it, the legendary war drum disappeared along with the Thunder Pool, and he only obtained some [Essence of Thunder Laws].
Even now, these essential principles remain his most treasured possessions, which he is reluctant to use unless absolutely necessary.
In his subconscious, that was the first time they met, and it would also be the last.
Unexpectedly, decades later, that war drum has reappeared, appearing in the heavenly tribulation in this way.
If the thunderstorm that swept across billions of seas was caused by it, then is this calamity also caused by it?
"boom……"
Thunder rumbled, as if the heavens were enraged and roared. Song Changsheng felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe. Zhuang Yuechan, standing beside him, was also not in good condition, her face flushed.
"The heavenly tribulation is fierce, my wife, let's go down the mountain first."
“Okay.” Zhuang Yuechan knew that staying here would only distract Song Changsheng, so she decisively retreated to a safe area and watched their every move from a distance.
At this moment, the [Minor Creation Pill] has been completely locked in by the Heavenly Tribulation, leaving it no room to escape. It can only wait in despair for the Heavenly Tribulation to descend, destroy it, and turn it into ashes.
Because it shouldn't exist in the first place.
The person who caused all of this was Wu Jie.
In the eyes of Heaven, he was even more detestable than the Lesser Creation Pill.
"boom……"
The power of thunder rapidly gathered above the spirit peak, forming a terrifying vortex. The surging lightning serpents transformed from purple to crimson gold, standing out conspicuously against the thick, dark leaden clouds, and their oppressive aura grew ever stronger.
The body that Wu Jie reconstructed only had the cultivation level of the Purple Mansion Realm. The two years of continuous alchemy had already exhausted all the power of this body. Under the pressure of the Heavenly Tribulation, even if he tried his best, he could not straighten his chest and could only watch helplessly as his back was bent by an invisible force.
It was a force that transcended his personal will, irresistible and unstoppable.
His feet were sinking deep into the mud, his legs were trembling violently, and he gritted his teeth until he smelled blood.
"boom"
His personal will ultimately succumbed to the will of Heaven. His knee slammed heavily into the ground, leaving it a bloody mess, and the entire spiritual peak trembled slightly.
Everyone can escape this calamity except Wu Jie, because it all started because of him.
“Wu Jie!” Song Changsheng frowned. He could see that Wu Jie’s body had reached its limit.
"Don't worry about me." Wu Jie shouted sharply, stopping Song Changsheng who was trying to approach. He said in a hurried but unusually calm tone, "This has nothing to do with you. The first heavenly lightning is the only one that is aimed at me. This is the punishment that Heaven has given me. No one can bear it for me."
The second tribulation is aimed at the [Minor Creation Pill]. It is a test from the Heavenly Dao. As long as it can withstand it, it can seize a trace of the power of creation of heaven and earth.
After it ends, you must devour it as quickly as possible. The remaining heavenly tribulation will be transferred to you. This is the Heavenly Dao's punishment for your offense against the Heavenly Majesty, and it is also the only help you to refine this wisp of the power of creation of heaven and earth.
All causes and effects reside within myself; you only need to endure some physical suffering!
Remember, no matter what happens later, don't come over. Keep your eyes on that [Minor Fortune Pill], and don't get distracted!
Because of the suppression of Heavenly Might, Wu Jie now has great difficulty speaking, and each word has to be squeezed out with great difficulty from between his teeth.
Song Changsheng's expression was solemn, which was clearly different from his previous statement.
At the time, Wu Jie said that he would only be responsible for refining pills and that he would bear the heavenly tribulations that followed, without mentioning the risks he himself would face.
This tribulation is different from the one I encountered when breaking through to the Golden Core stage. The characteristic of the Lesser Heavenly Thunder Tribulation is that the thunder tribulation will become stronger and stronger. At its most exaggerated, the power of the first and last heavenly thunder can be a hundred times different.
This time, however, it was the divine might that descended after touching a taboo of the Heavenly Dao. The first one was actually the strongest. It might not take your life directly, but it would make you suffer more than if you lost your life.
Even Song Changsheng needs to be treated with caution, let alone Wu Jie's body, which has only just been reconstructed.
He was risking his life. Had he known this would happen, he would never have agreed to refine this batch of pills.
Wu Jie was the Song family's only hope in the art of alchemy, and in Song Changsheng's eyes, his life was far more valuable than the so-called "Minor Creation Pill".
Seemingly having guessed Song Changsheng's thoughts, Wu Jie couldn't help but grin and say, "If I told you the truth, would you agree?"
What's done is done, and the facts cannot be changed. Accept your fate with peace of mind.
I do all this simply to pursue the path in my heart, so you don't need to feel any psychological burden.
Life offers few moments of madness; thank you for reshaping my physical body. If I perish in this calamity, remember to erect a monument for me on Cangmang Peak!
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge muffled sound came from the center of the tribulation clouds—it was the sound of a heavy drum.
"boom--"
The crimson lightning crashed down, causing the space to tremble violently in its wake, leaving a dark trail that instantly pierced through Wujie below.
"what--"
Wu Jie let out a mournful howl. He felt an extremely domineering power surging wildly within his body, constantly destroying the vitality of his body, as if he had been thrown into a boiling pot of oil.
In just a short while, he felt as if all the bones in his body had been removed, and he collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.
Looking at the sky, which was as dark as splashed ink, he seemed to see a pair of emotionless eyes staring at him.
Before he could even get a good look, a wave of dizziness washed over him, and he fainted...
Seeing that Wu Jie still had a breath left, Song Changsheng's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down a bit. As long as he was alive, there was still hope.
"Boom!"
The heavenly lightning continued to brew, this time with far less momentum than the first, but its power was equally formidable, and all that was needed to withstand it was a small pill.
Upon seeing that pill, Song Changsheng clearly sensed a hint of fear.
This is a true elixir, already possessing a trace of its own consciousness.
Generally, only some elixirs of the fifth rank or above can possess such powerful spiritual energy. The [Minor Creation Pill] is only of the fourth rank, low grade, so it is no exaggeration to say that it is unique.
For this reason alone, Wu Jie deserves to be recorded in history.
Unfortunately, this was an undeveloped, wild island, and the only witnesses besides them were a group of rough-around-the-edges bears.
In a different setting, it would absolutely shake the world. "Boom..."
The second bolt of heavenly lightning crashed down, striking precisely the [Small Creation Pill], which was only the size of a pigeon's egg.
Normally, this bolt of heavenly lightning would be enough to blast a Purple Mansion or even a Golden Core cultivator into dust. However, the small pill in the sky not only did not turn into ashes, but its spiritual energy was strengthened, bursting out with dazzling seven-colored light, almost dispelling the thick leaden clouds.
The refreshing aroma of the medicine spread, and Song Changsheng felt invigorated and his mind cleared after just one sniff.
Song Changsheng kept Wu Jie's instructions firmly in mind. During the lull in the third Heavenly Tribulation, he decisively took action and swallowed the [Minor Creation Pill], which still retained a trace of warmth.
The pill did not transform into a pure medicinal liquid as usual upon entering his mouth; instead, it rampaged through his body.
But how could a mere pill possibly withstand Song Changsheng's tempered body? It was immediately absorbed into the Purple Mansion Furnace and suppressed on the spot.
"Refine it!"
Song Changsheng gritted his teeth and forcibly refined the Creation Elixir.
Inside the Purple Mansion Furnace, the refined elixir did not turn into medicinal liquid, but instead transformed into an invisible energy that traveled along his meridians through his limbs and bones, gathered in his dantian, and then rushed straight into his sea of consciousness, completely enveloping his soul.
Song Changsheng felt as if his soul had been embraced in a warm embrace, just like when he was a child lying in his mother's arms.
Just as he was about to succumb, the third bolt of heavenly lightning arrived as expected.
The electric current pierced him instantly, and for a moment, his heart stopped beating.
Song Changsheng had faced heavenly tribulations more than once, and this level of heavenly lightning posed no threat to him. Moreover, the heavenly tribulations would only become weaker and weaker in the future, just as Wu Jie said, they were just some physical pain.
"Boom boom boom"
The heavenly lightning struck down with the beat of the [Kui Niu War Drum]. While enduring the heavenly lightning, Song Changsheng's body was also undergoing a tremendous change without him realizing it.
The turbid air in his body was being expelled through his pores, and it was being replaced by a completely new kind of "qi," which was brought about by those bolts of heavenly lightning.
These "qi" circulated within his body, eventually converging into his sea of consciousness, nourishing his soul. His already extraordinary spiritual awareness rapidly grew stronger under this nourishment.
"Could this be the innate energy?"
At this moment, Song Changsheng finally understood what "seizing the creation of heaven" meant.
The so-called innate energy is contained within this heavenly thunder.
Heaven is impartial; if you offend it, it will punish you. As long as you can withstand the punishment, you will gain its approval and reward.
A pill refined by human hands trembles in the face of the pressure of heavenly tribulation; how could it possibly possess the divine power to seize the creation of heaven?
Ultimately, it was nothing more than an exchange after angering the will of Heaven.
As for the price, Wu Jie has already borne it all.
Having figured this out, Song Changsheng looked at the thick, leaden clouds above, his gaze gradually hardening.
"Let me see who is in charge of thunder in this heaven!"
With that thought, he took a step forward, transforming into a beam of light that plunged directly into the depths of the tribulation clouds.
Seeing this, the Earth-Splitting Bear hiding on the edge of the island was completely stunned.
Demons who want to break through to the Demon King realm also have to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation. He knew how terrifying the Heavenly Tribulation was. Ordinary people would avoid it like the plague. Yet some people dared to take the initiative to face it. Wasn't that provoking the Heavenly Dao?
Song Changsheng is no longer the naive young man he once was. He naturally knows what he is doing, but he only wants to find out the truth!
His act of venturing deep into the tribulation clouds indeed angered the Heavenly Dao once again. Strike after strike of heavenly lightning pounded against him, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he was reduced to a charred corpse.
Even so, he gritted his teeth and continued to delve deeper.
The "innate energy" surged into his body along with the thunder, cleansing his meridians, body, and even his soul. The threat of the heavenly thunder to him was gradually diminishing.
"Om..."
The Law Tree appeared on its own behind him, and next to the black and white Dao Flower that symbolized the Yin-Yang Dao, a flower bud suddenly opened.
This is Song Changsheng's second Dao flower, symbolizing the [Thunder Dao] that dispels evil spirits from the world.
This wasn't the end. Another Dao flower quietly bloomed. This was the third Dao flower, symbolizing the rebirth of the Dao of Life amidst destruction.
Song Changsheng himself did not expect that these two Dao flowers would bloom at this time.
"Innate power, the creation of heaven and earth..."
Only now did he clearly realize how powerful the pill he had taken was.
This is just a Lesser Creation Pill. How extraordinary must the Heaven-Seizing Creation Pill recorded by the Treasure Bottle Sect be?
As he was thinking, he arrived at the deepest part of the tribulation clouds. Here, he saw the Thunder Pool from his memories, and he also saw the [Kui Niu War Drum].
Thunder danced with the drumsticks, the drumbeats majestic and powerful, seemingly transporting one back to the ancient wilderness, to the glorious era when humanity waged war against all other races.
A golden horse and an iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.
Song Changsheng wanted to get closer, but unexpectedly, a heavy drum fell, and blue lightning instantly pierced through his body.
At the same time, a vast amount of innate energy surged into his body, directly rushing into his Niwan Palace without his expectation.
The Niwan Palace, also known as the Upper Dantian, is the abode of the nascent soul and primordial spirit.
Normally, this ability is only unlocked after one has broken through the core and condensed the nascent soul, reaching the Nascent Soul realm. Song Changsheng was completely unprepared beforehand. Vast spiritual power surged into his sea of consciousness in an instant, and the terrifying impact caused him to faint, his body plummeting downwards at high speed.
Although he had lost consciousness, the changes within his body had not stopped. The Law Tree, originally located in the lower dantian and rooted in the foundation of the Dao, grew rapidly with the help of the innate Qi, directly connecting the upper, middle and lower dantian. The magic power in the dantian was also transformed into even more powerful Law Power.
His cultivation, which had stagnated for many years, also made further progress, breaking through to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and Song Changsheng, who had lost consciousness, was completely unaware.
As he fell out of the tribulation clouds, the [Kui Niu War Drum] and the Thunder Pool disappeared together, and the tribulation clouds dissipated, revealing the azure sky.
The world seemed to fall silent at that moment, with only the sound of Song Changsheng falling through the air...
...(End of this chapter)