Chapter 00327: The Eighty Nine Heavenly Tribulation
# The Eighty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation
Chapter 327
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 327: The Eighty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation
If Lan Xiaobu knew what Zhao Gongming was thinking, he might have cursed in his heart.
Zhao Gongming was an observer, but sometimes observers aren’t always clear-headed.
Lan Xiaobu was certain that if he didn’t break through to the Immortal King Realm before the fifth wave of the heavenly tribulation arrived, his situation would not be good.
So, after surviving the second wave of the tribulation, if the Immortal King bottleneck hadn’t shown any signs of breaking, he planned to swallow the King Ascension Pill.
He would use the third and fourth waves of the tribulation to forcefully push himself into the Immortal King Realm.
Once he reached the Immortal King Realm, he would be able to withstand the tribulation.
Nine thick bolts of lightning struck Lan Xiaobu one after another.
His Longevity Technique, fueled by the lightning and the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth, fiercely assaulted the Immortal King bottleneck.
Boom! His entire body trembled violently, but Lan Xiaobu wasn’t alarmed—instead, he was delighted.
Although he hadn’t fully broken through the Immortal King bottleneck, he had already touched the threshold of the true Immortal King Realm.
The nine consecutive bolts of lightning blasted Lan Xiaobu deep into the ground.
Struggling, he retrieved a drop of Void Immortal Marrow from his True Spirit World and swallowed it.
He had obtained the Void Immortal Marrow from the Jiting Chamber of Commerce but had never used it before.
Now, he had no choice.
If he didn’t take the Void Immortal Marrow, his only option would be to consume healing pills and forcefully break through to the Immortal King Realm using the King Ascension Pill.
The drop of Void Immortal Marrow instantly transformed into boundless nourishment, revitalizing every bone and drop of blood in Lan Xiaobu’s body.
His injuries healed at a visible rate.
Just then, the third wave of the heavenly tribulation descended...
One after another, thick bolts of lightning struck Lan Xiaobu.
As he endured the onslaught, he couldn’t help but wonder where he could get more Void Immortal Marrow.
It was truly a treasure for healing.
He had used many healing elixirs before, but none compared to the Void Immortal Marrow.
It seemed that no matter how severe the injury, a single drop could resolve it.
Moreover, it was even more effective than the Nine-Colored Void Lotus.
The Nine-Colored Void Lotus required seclusion and the use of cultivation techniques to refine the body.
The Void Immortal Marrow, on the other hand, worked instantly upon consumption, making it a supreme healing treasure.
Unfortunately, the bottle of Void Immortal Marrow only contained eighteen drops.
He had no idea where the Jiting Chamber of Commerce had obtained it.
Wait, now that Old Zhao’s cultivation had recovered, perhaps they could visit the Jiting Chamber of Commerce together.
Back then, he had consigned an Emperor Dao Fruit there for auction...
Lan Xiaobu couldn’t dwell on these thoughts any longer.
The third wave of the tribulation had already arrived.
With his injuries mostly healed, Lan Xiaobu’s Longevity Technique surged wildly.
By the time the third wave was halfway through, he had completely shattered the Immortal King bottleneck and stepped into the Immortal King Realm.
Once he entered the Immortal King Realm, his ability to absorb and withstand the lightning energy increased exponentially.
Even as the violent bolts of lightning struck, Lan Xiaobu could convert them into energy and absorb them.
The fourth wave of the tribulation solidified his cultivation base.
When the fifth wave of nine thick lightning bolts descended, Lan Xiaobu’s cultivation soared.
Seeing this, Zhao Gongming quickly grabbed several formation flags and directed the spiritual energy from the Immortal Marrow Vein toward Lan Xiaobu.
With the additional spiritual energy, Lan Xiaobu’s cultivation surged even more rapidly under the tribulation.
Even Zhao Gongming was secretly shocked.
He had seen countless geniuses in his time, but none had progressed as rapidly as Lan Xiaobu.
He had no idea what cultivation technique Lan Xiaobu was practicing, but it was astonishingly effective.
However, he made a mental note to warn Lan Xiaobu that advancing too quickly wasn’t always a good thing.
After the seventh wave of the tribulation, Lan Xiaobu’s cultivation stabilized at the second level of the Immortal King Realm.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to clean himself up, the sky rumbled ominously once more, and another wave of lightning bolts descended.
The Eighty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation?
Lan Xiaobu was stunned.
He was only advancing to the Immortal King Realm, and the Immortal King Tribulation was supposed to consist of seven waves of nine bolts each.
He had just survived the seventh wave—there was no mistake about that.
So why was there another wave of tribulation?
Zhao Gongming was also puzzled.
He knew that Lan Xiaobu was undergoing the Seven-Nine Immortal King Tribulation.
The seventh wave had already passed, so why was there an eighth wave? And this wave seemed even more powerful than the previous ones...
When the first bolt of the eighth wave struck, even Zhao Gongming, who was watching from a distance, felt a suffocating aura of death.
This bolt of lightning was as thick as a water bucket, and its color was pitch black.
If Zhao Gongming could feel the aura of death, Lan Xiaobu, who was directly under the tribulation, naturally felt it even more intensely.
He quickly swallowed two more drops of Void Immortal Marrow and summoned his Seven-Tone Halberd.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The continuous black lightning bolts struck.
Although it appeared to be a single bolt, it was actually four bolts striking in rapid succession, so fast that they seemed like one.
Despite the Seven-Tone Halberd blocking most of the lightning’s power, the residual force still blasted Lan Xiaobu, who had just reached the second level of the Immortal King Realm, back into the ground.
His bones shattered, but the Void Immortal Marrow immediately took effect.
Feeling his injuries heal, Lan Xiaobu quickly swallowed three more drops of Void Immortal Marrow and frantically circulated his Longevity Technique.
Just as he finished, five more bolts of black lightning struck.
What terrified Lan Xiaobu the most was that his Longevity Technique was useless against these black lightning bolts.
He couldn’t absorb their energy—it seemed these black bolts contained only killing intent, with no trace of the usual lightning energy.
Lan Xiaobu summoned his Seven-Tone Halberd again.
Since he couldn’t absorb the lightning energy, he had no choice but to desperately circulate his Undying Technique to keep his body from collapsing.
He didn’t understand why there was an eighth wave of tribulation or why the lightning energy couldn’t be absorbed.
Regardless, he had to survive this wave first.
The five consecutive bolts of lightning struck Lan Xiaobu, their violent force nearly causing his cultivation to drop from the second level back to the first level of the Immortal King Realm.
His powerful physique and the Undying Technique kept his body from completely collapsing and preserved his cultivation.
Although he barely maintained his cultivation, Lan Xiaobu could still hear the sound of his body breaking apart.
At this moment, he could only hope that there wouldn’t be a ninth wave of tribulation.
If another wave struck, he would likely be doomed.
The Eighty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation was already terrifying enough—if a Ninety-Nine Heavenly Tribulation followed, even the Void Immortal Marrow might not save him.
Lying in the deep pit, Lan Xiaobu felt the clear sky and the gentle rain of spiritual energy falling upon him.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the tribulation had ended, and there was no Ninety-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
At this moment, Lan Xiaobu was most grateful to the Jiting Chamber of Commerce.
Without them, he would have been in serious trouble.
“Brother Xiaobu, are you alright?” Zhao Gongming asked with concern.
Even he felt the terror of that tribulation.
Moreover, he sensed that the final wave of lightning carried a killing intent.
Perhaps his cultivation was still too low to fully understand the rules behind it.
“I’m fine,” Lan Xiaobu replied after his injuries had mostly healed.
He cleaned himself up and prepared to climb out of the pit.
But then he froze.
The Cosmic Dimension Matrix in his Sea of Consciousness had completely transformed into a gray sphere, like a rotating planet...
Lan Xiaobu recalled that when he first obtained the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, it had been a triangular pyramid.
As his cultivation improved, it had transformed into a four-sided pyramid, then five-sided, six-sided...
Eventually, he had lost count of how many sides it had.
Now, after advancing to the Immortal King Realm, the Cosmic Dimension Matrix had turned into a perfect sphere.
Lan Xiaobu suddenly thought of the final wave of black lightning, which had carried an aura of death and killing intent.
Could it be that the final wave of black lightning was the tribulation for the Cosmic Dimension Matrix? Perhaps the ultimate form of the Cosmic Dimension Matrix was that of a planet, so this wave of tribulation was for the matrix to transform into a sphere...
If he had known that advancing to the Immortal King Realm would trigger a tribulation for the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, Lan Xiaobu would never have attempted it so casually.
At the very least, he would have further strengthened his body, as it was far too dangerous otherwise.
Thankfully, he had the Void Immortal Marrow.
Wait, no—Lan Xiaobu immediately realized that the final wave of tribulation had carried a rule of death, filled with killing intent and a desire to destroy.
It was meant to kill him.
How could the tribulation for the Cosmic Dimension Matrix contain such a rule?
Even if the Cosmic Dimension Matrix’s tribulation had such power, it shouldn’t carry such a deathly aura.
At most, it would contain the rules for forming a world.
In other words, if he hadn’t had the Void Immortal Marrow and the Undying Technique, what would have happened? He would have been killed by the lightning.
The Cosmic Dimension Matrix transforming into a sphere was related to his cultivation level, not the tribulation.
The Eighty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation’s black lightning was meant to kill him—it just hadn’t succeeded.
Lan Xiaobu felt a chill run down his spine.
It seemed that before advancing to the Immortal Venerable Realm, he would need to further strengthen his body.
Otherwise, it would be too dangerous.
He also needed to conserve his Void Immortal Marrow and save some for when he advanced to the Immortal Venerable Realm.
“My cultivation is fully restored, and you’ve now advanced to the Immortal King Realm. We can head to the Ancient Battlefield of Mo Xuan,” Zhao Gongming said with a laugh, clapping Lan Xiaobu on the shoulder.
The moment his cultivation was restored, the years of suppression turned into a driving force for revenge.
He knew that Lan Xiaobu wanted to return to the Five Realms Immortal World, and he also knew that Lan Xiaobu was the Immortal Domain King of the Lingwei Immortal Domain in the Five Realms.
Zhao Gongming also needed to return to the Five Realms, as he had to reclaim what was rightfully his.
His Golden Whip, Dragon-Binding Rope, and the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Pearls had all been taken from him.
To get them back, he first needed to return to the Great Desolate Universe, which was now part of the Five Realms.
Only in the Five Realms could he find out where those people had gone.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled. “Of course. But before we figure out how to return to the Five Realms, there are two things we need to do. First, I consigned a spiritual fruit that surpasses the Emperor Dao Fruit at the Jiting Chamber of Commerce. I need to go collect the payment. Second, I have a friend in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain, and I need to mobilize the Forbidden Immortal Bureau to find him.”
“A spiritual fruit that surpasses the Emperor Dao Fruit?” Zhao Gongming was visibly shocked.
A spiritual fruit that surpassed the Emperor Dao Fruit? Such fruits were priceless treasures.
Lan Xiaobu smiled. “I’m not entirely sure, but the steward at the chamber of commerce said my item surpassed the Emperor Dao Fruit. Of course, we’ll take their word for it.”
(End of Chapter)