Chapter 00232: Nearly Perished
# Nearly Perished
Chapter 232
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 232: Nearly Perished
The Golden Immortal cultivator, having recovered slightly from his injuries, quickly bid farewell to Lan Xiaobu and left in a hurry.
Lan Xiaobu decided to head to the Ascension Pool to cultivate.
As a True Immortal, this was the most suitable place for him to train.
At this moment, the only thing that mattered was to raise his cultivation level as quickly as possible.
The Ascension Pool was concealed by Lan Xiaobu's Hidden Spirit Formation.
As soon as he entered, he felt a pure and profound aura of the Great Dao.
This spiritual energy was entirely different from that of spirit stones or spirit veins.
It carried a sense of the Heavenly Dao, allowing one to constantly perceive the mysteries of the universe.
After running the Longevity Sutra for just a month, Lan Xiaobu felt himself reaching the fifth layer of the True Immortal realm.
However, he stopped his cultivation.
Although this speed was fast, it still didn't satisfy him.
If it weren't for the impending war in the Five Realms Immortal World, he might not have been so concerned.
But with the flames of war about to ignite, he couldn't afford to leisurely improve his strength at such a slow pace.
Thinking this, Lan Xiaobu immediately took out his Time Formation Disk and enveloped himself with the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
While others couldn't cultivate using the Time Formation Disk, he could—thanks to the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.
Lan Xiaobu had reached the peak of the True Immortal realm and was now facing the Golden Immortal Heavenly Tribulation.
Before the tribulation, Lan Xiaobu once again concealed the Ascension Pool.
As a True Immortal, he could still cultivate here, but once he stepped into the Golden Immortal realm, the Ascension Pool would no longer be sufficient for his needs.
Moreover, it would deplete the pool's spiritual essence.
When he first crossed into the Heavenly Immortal realm, his True Immortal tribulation had been a single wave of nine lightning strikes.
Lan Xiaobu guessed that his Golden Immortal tribulation would be two waves of nine strikes each.
Lan Xiaobu's tribulations had always been brutal, with multiple lightning strikes falling simultaneously.
Even during his first tribulation, several bolts had struck at once.
As Lan Xiaobu began to break through the Golden Immortal barrier and summoned the tribulation, the first wave of lightning descended.
This time, only a single bolt fell.
However, this bolt was as thick as a tree trunk and carried a destructive aura that made Lan Xiaobu's scalp tingle.
He was relieved that only one bolt had fallen.
If multiple bolts had struck at once, he would have been reduced to ashes in an instant.
Even with his Immortal Body at the third level, he wouldn't have been able to withstand such a relentless onslaught.
Although the Cosmic Dimension Matrix hadn't yet constructed the successor to the Undying Sutra, Lan Xiaobu frantically circulated both the Undying Sutra and the Longevity Sutra to break through to the next realm.
Facing such terrifying lightning, he couldn't feel at ease without running a body-refining technique.
"Boom!" The massive lightning bolt struck Lan Xiaobu's body, shattering his bones and severely damaging his internal organs.
Fortunately, the Undying Sutra quickly began to heal his injuries.
The violent thunder energy and the spiritual energy from the high-grade spirit vein merged and surged through his body, attempting to break through the barrier to the Golden Immortal realm.
The commotion was so great that even Fu Qianhen and the others, who were in seclusion nearby, were startled and came out to protect Lan Xiaobu.
However, all they could do was watch from the sidelines.
At the same time, a second massive lightning bolt descended from the void.
Fu Qianhen and the others hadn't seen the first bolt, but when they saw the second one, they were utterly shocked.
Was this the tribulation of a Great Yi Immortal?
Lan Xiaobu was frantic.
The first bolt had left him severely injured, yet it hadn't broken through the Golden Immortal barrier.
Now, the second bolt was falling, and his injuries hadn't fully healed.
If this continued, he wouldn't survive more than a few strikes.
"Boom! Crack!" The second bolt mercilessly struck Lan Xiaobu, drenching him in blood.
However, this strike allowed him to finally touch the barrier to the Golden Immortal realm.
In addition to the thunder energy, a pure force of lightning permeated every part of Lan Xiaobu's body.
As he circulated the Undying Sutra, he felt something inside him shatter, and a new aura instantly spread throughout his entire being.
At this moment, Lan Xiaobu's injuries began to heal rapidly.
His shattered bones quickly reformed, and his muscles knitted together at an accelerated pace.
Lan Xiaobu was ecstatic.
Although he didn't have the successor to the Undying Sutra, his body-refining had reached its peak, allowing him to break through the third level of the Immortal Body.
His physical form had now entered a completely new realm.
The Cosmic Dimension Matrix hadn't provided him with a new technique, but he had created one himself.
While the Cosmic Dimension Matrix had played a significant role, Lan Xiaobu was even more excited about this self-created technique.
After all, a technique he devised himself would be more suited to his cultivation, just like the Longevity Sutra, which had allowed him to maximize his potential and continue to unlock new depths of his abilities.
Since he had deduced the technique for the Immortal Body's next stage and had broken through to a new realm, his body and bones had undergone a transformation akin to a rebirth.
He decided to name this new stage the "Immortal Nirvana Body."
However, as soon as he thought of this name, his body began to crumble, and his bones started to disintegrate.
Had something gone wrong with his body-refining technique? Lan Xiaobu panicked.
If this continued, he wouldn't even need the third lightning bolt to finish him off—he would destroy himself.
He quickly drank some Five Spirit Liquid, but it only slightly slowed the collapse of his body.
It was of no real use.
Lan Xiaobu was desperate.
At this point, even consuming the Five-Colored Immortal Mushroom wouldn't help.
His divine sense swept through the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, his heart filled with anxiety.
If he couldn't solve this problem before the third lightning bolt fell, he was done for.
The Nine-Leaf Transcendence Flower? No, that was for healing the soul and spirit...
The Reincarnation Begonia? As soon as Lan Xiaobu saw it, he immediately grabbed it and began frantically absorbing its Dao aura.
Whether it would work or not, he had no higher-grade spiritual herbs at his disposal.
At this moment, he understood why the Cosmic Dimension Matrix hadn't provided a successor body-refining technique.
After the third level of the Immortal Body, one needed to undergo a physical nirvana.
This nirvana couldn't be achieved through technique alone—it required a nirvana-grade spiritual item.
He hadn't prepared such an item, yet he had attempted the nirvana.
Wasn't this just asking for death?
"Boom! Boom!" The sound of thunder echoed, signaling the arrival of the third wave of lightning.
This time, it wasn't just one bolt—from the sound of it, there were at least three or more.
The aura of reincarnation from the Reincarnation Begonia merged with Lan Xiaobu's body and bones.
Almost simultaneously, his body stabilized, and his bones began to reform.
A golden light of immortal aura permeated his entire being.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!" The third wave of lightning struck—three bolts, each as thick as a tree trunk, landing on Lan Xiaobu without pause.
"Crack! Crack!" The violent lightning bolts slammed Lan Xiaobu into the ground.
His newly reformed bones were torn apart once more, and his flesh was on the verge of being obliterated by the lightning.
From a distance, Fu Qianhen and the others watched in horror.
This wasn't a tribulation—it was a death sentence.
Lan Xiaobu knew his life hung by a thread.
He had never expected his tribulation to be so terrifying, nor had he anticipated that his body and bones would disintegrate after reaching a new level of body-refining.
Fortunately, the Reincarnation Begonia had proven effective—it was a spiritual item capable of facilitating physical nirvana.
This was pure luck.
Without the Reincarnation Begonia, he wouldn't even have been able to struggle.
At this moment, Lan Xiaobu knew exactly what he needed to do.
He had to restore his body to a certain level before the fourth wave of lightning struck, or there would be no fifth wave.
While the Longevity Sutra circulated madly, the Undying Sutra also worked tirelessly to refine his body.
Whether the self-created body-refining technique would work or not, he had no other choice.
"Crack!" The barrier to the Golden Immortal realm was shattered by the Longevity Sutra.
The surrounding chaotic spiritual energy and thunder energy were all absorbed by Lan Xiaobu.
His aura skyrocketed, and at the same time, the Reincarnation Begonia's aura merged with the Undying Sutra, rapidly healing his body and reforming his bones.
"Boom!" The fourth wave of lightning struck—five bolts this time.
Lan Xiaobu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Undying Sutra was powerful.
Although it hadn't fully restored his body, it had allowed him to withstand this wave of lightning.
More importantly, with the help of the Reincarnation Begonia, he had broken through the Golden Immortal barrier and entered the Golden Immortal realm.
Now, with his cultivation skyrocketing, the remaining lightning bolts wouldn't be fatal.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" All five massive lightning bolts struck Lan Xiaobu.
This time, his reforming bones didn't shatter again.
Instead, they seemed to gain an infinite supply of spiritual energy, rapidly healing and strengthening.
Lan Xiaobu felt his body undergo a profound transformation after the nirvana of the Immortal Nirvana Body.
A new realm appeared in his consciousness—this new level of body-refining was called the "Immortal Spirit Body."
Lan Xiaobu now fully understood why some said the Reincarnation Begonia could help one advance to the Golden Immortal realm.
It had indeed accelerated his breakthrough during the tribulation.
However, its true value lay in facilitating the nirvana of his physical body.
Using the Reincarnation Begonia for anything else would be a waste—its true purpose was to aid in physical nirvana.
The names "Immortal Nirvana Body" and "Immortal Spirit Body" weren't his creations.
They were the natural names for these body-refining levels under the Great Dao of the Five Realms Immortal World.
As his body reached these levels, the corresponding names automatically appeared in his mind.
"Boom! Boom!" When the fifth wave of lightning struck, Lan Xiaobu felt a sense of relief.
Not only had he entered the Golden Immortal realm, but his body-refining had also reached a new level.
From this day forward, he no longer needed to fear tribulations.
In fact, he might even worry that future tribulations would be too weak.
If the tribulations were weak, his strength would stagnate, and his body-refining progress would slow.
The fifth wave consisted of two lightning bolts.
Under the influence of the Longevity Sutra, Lan Xiaobu absorbed the thunder energy to the fullest, using it to boost his cultivation.
After these two bolts, Lan Xiaobu's cultivation reached the late stage of the first layer of the Golden Immortal realm.
(End of Chapter)