Chapter 47: Calamities And Tribulations
At the center of the scene, the three qi were fusing.
With the help of Giant Sun's will, the thick qi flows had almost formed a cocoon around Tai Bai Yun Sheng!
The qi cocoon dispersed and Tai Bai Yun Sheng's silhouette was revealed again.
The three qi had merged and shrunk down to a mass of tri-colored primordial qi, condensed into where Tai Bai Yun Sheng's aperture had originally been.
This step signified the completion of the second step in advancing to a Gu Immortal, receiving qi.
Next was the final step of becoming a Gu Immortal -- releasing Gu!
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was being extremely serious, as he took out river as before, mountain as before and man as before Gu.
"Finally, the most crucial moment…" Tai Bai Yun Sheng first sent his vital Gu to the mass of tri-colored primordial qi in his body.
BOOM!
All of a sudden, a mystical sound like that of thunder storm echoed in Tai Bai Yun Sheng's ears, causing his whole body to intensely shake.
The tri-colored mass of qi was originally merged together and constantly flowing in circulation. But after Man As Before intruded in, it was like it had ignited an explosive; the primordial qi mass immediately exploded loudly.
Heaven qi and earth qi madly poured into Tai Bai Yun Sheng, flowing non-stop into the immortal aperture.
And time flow also rose from the one to one ratio to one to ten, one to twenty….
The immortal aperture was gradually starting to become unstable from the mad flow of qi.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng then sent in River As Before and Mountain As Before, stabilizing the situation.
The immortal aperture was expanding continually, and a tributary of the river of time flowed in the darkness, causing the time flow to increase steadily.
Heaven and earth qi converged into the immortal aperture, green and golden mists and clouds filled the whole immortal aperture.
The dense qi flow was brewing beads of immortal essence within.
They were precisely the green grape immortal essence of a rank six Gu Immortal, thirty six of them in total.
The tribulation clouds in the sky and the calamity dust in the ground, began to gradually dissipate.
The mist like heaven qi and earth qi in the immortal aperture, however, had yet to dissipate.
They condensed around Man As Before, River As Before, Mountain As Before and other Gu worms, causing a dense qi cocoon to form over these Gu worms.
The two qi mixed; heaven and earth interacted.
"It is time." A Gu recipe flashed in Tai Bai Yun Sheng's mind.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng started to refine rank 6 man as before and landscape as before Gus using the remaining heaven and earth qi.
Within the True Yang Building, Frost Jade Peacock gave shrill cries, the green paste on its body kept on shaking and bouncing, the iron chains also shook, producing clanking sounds when they collided with each other.
Giant sun's will, however, laughed brightly: "Little sparrow, your struggle is of no use."
"I have slept for too long, but it doesn't matter. I will first put this disobedient land spirit in its place, then I shall completely eliminate the minute loopholes in True Yang Building; at that time, Eighty-Eight True Yang Building will once again be like an iron bucket, standing tall for hundreds of thousands of years longer!" Giant Sun's will's tone was deep and profound.
But Frost Jade Peacock did not struggle anymore, instead it strangely lay down dispiritedly. However, its gaze was still sharp as a knife, filled with hatred completely.
Giant Sun's will was stupefied before suddenly realizing something as he shouted in rage: "Little sparrow, you dare to do this!"
Outside the True Yang Building.
"The tribulation clouds and calamity dust are gradually dispersing, has Lord Tai Bai Yun Sheng succeeded in advancing to a Gu Immortal?" Those who did not know the truth felt excited at this sight.
Hei Lou Lan's gaze was fixed directly ahead, the relevant information flashing in his mind.
'If Tai Bai Yun Sheng becomes a Gu Immortal, then what stance should I take, how should I treat him?' Hei Lou Lan pondered over this issue.
Fang Yuan suddenly looked at the sky.
Regarding the sky of Imperial Court blessed land, in daytime, golden light glittered, while at night, warm silver radiance shone down.
But right now, pitch-black scars appeared in the golden sky from which specks of starlight shone down.
The whole of Imperial Court blessed land began to tremble.
Everyone started crying out in surprise and shock.
The tribulation clouds and calamity dust which had almost dissipated condensed again. Large amounts of heaven and earth qi poured into Tai Bai Yun Sheng's body non-stop, directly entering his immortal aperture like moths to a fire.
"What's going on?!" Hei Lou Lan was dumbstruck.
Other than Fang Yuan, everyone else was kept in the dark, they were unaware of the truth.
Only Fang Yuan knew the land spirit's intention!
In a race against time, the land spirit could not compete with Giant Sun's will, thus it placed its attention on Tai Bai Yun Sheng.
The heaven qi and earth qi were extracted by sacrificing the land spirit's own foundation. Its intention was to form the heavenly tribulation and earthly calamity that would destroy Tai Bai Yun Sheng and absorb his immortal aperture.
"Chaotic lightning balls, restraining smoke" Fang Yuan said silently.
"If I come into contact with the restraining smoke, I'll be finished! Oh no, the heavenly tribulation and earthly calamity in my immortal aperture is also forming, moreover I have already lost my defensive Gu!" Tai Bai Yun Sheng gritted his teeth, his gaze was shining with resolution.
Risk it!
His body gave off a shining light, using several movement Gu, his body flew into the air.
"Little sparrow, you are really enjoying yourself." In True Yang Building, Giant Sun's will laughed instead of raging.
Eighty-Eight True Yang Building was shaking intensely, the aurora was wavering in the sky as a huge pillar of light shot out.
Immortal Gu — Divert Disaster!
The light of Divert Disaster shone around Tai Bai Yun Sheng, piercing through the lightning balls and restraining smoke.
"Old ancestor is really blessing Tai Bai Yun Sheng, he struck once again!" Amidst the shocked screams, there were jealous and envious people too.
"This is too weird, Tai Bai Yun Sheng is not part of Giant Sun's bloodline, to think he could receive such blessings as well!" Someone was suspicious.
"If not for the fact that I have green grape immortal essence, and can dilute it to form endless primeval essence, such an insane flying speed would have drained my aperture dry long ago." Tai Bai Yun Sheng was breathing roughly, his hair was in a mess and his body was feeling weak, the situation was getting more dangerous.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng's speed started to slow down.
He was facing troubles both in his aperture and outside of it, the land spirit was causing him harm, while the calamity and tribulation was forming in his own immortal aperture due to his mortal Gu's ascension.
At this moment, in Tai Bai Yun Sheng's immortal aperture, bright light exploded, engulfing the entire small world.
In that bright light, an Immortal Gu was rising up slowly.
"So this Immortal Gu was created by combining River as Before and Mountain as Before. It seems the effect is also the product of River as Before and Mountain as Before, but elevated." Tai Bai Yun Sheng analyzed.
Now at the center of the blessed land, man as before Gu had turned into a huge cocoon, but cracks were starting to develop on it. Dazzling rainbow light was leaking from the cracks.
"Success, Immortal Gu Man as Before! Ahahaha…" Seeing this, Tai Bai Yun Sheng was extremely happy, he laughed maniacally.
"Oh no! At this rate…" Tai Bai Yun Sheng was concentrating intensely, after a few breaths' time, sweat started forming on his forehead.
But thankfully, due to the divert disaster Immortal Gu's light pillar, his body was protected.
"Eighty-Eight True Yang Building's reinforcement is limited, it might stop anytime. I can only do this… With man as before Immortal Gu in my possession, as long as I have time, there is hope! Cut, cut it off!"
The blessed land's sky was shaved off layer by layer.
Along with the thick tribulation clouds, they were all sent out of his body.
Outside his body, it was Imperial Court blessed land, Frost Jade Peacock joyfully chirped as it devoured these blessed land fragments, to increase its own strength.
Giant Sun's will shouted in anger.
"Success is at hand." Tai Bai Yun Sheng's eyes were filled with tears when he opened them.
"This is all thanks to Eighty-Eight True Yang Building helping me, otherwise I would find it difficult to even have a hope of succeeding... Eh!"
The light of divert disaster suddenly dissipated!
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was caught off-guard and was bombarded by the chaotic lightning balls, his mind immediately turning chaotic. He flew around in disorder, knocking into large numbers of chaotic lightning balls as he was unable to act for himself with not even a trace of reason left.
To protect Tai Bai Yun Sheng's life, Giant Sun's will chose to bring Tai Bai Yun Sheng inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, to forcefully resist the heavenly tribulation and earthly calamity!
Inside Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, Frost Jade Peacock rapidly moved its wings, continuously dodging in between the gigantic trees.
Frost Jade Peacock screamed shrilly as it suffered damage.
A golden stream of light rapidly flowed on its body. The golden light condensed into a thick golden shell wherever it touched, firmly covering Frost Jade Peacock.
It hurriedly flapped its wings to increase its speed again. But the next moment, it was attacked by the second Immortal Gu.
An intense sleepiness invaded its mind, causing its eyes to turn hazy as it felt an intense urge to sleep.
Boom.
It crashed down head-first onto the ground, unable to fly any longer.
"Don't… even… think…" Frost Jade Peacock mumbled to itself, trying to use all its remaining strength to resist.
"Even if I die, I won't let you prevail!" Frost Jade Peacock gave off an intense suicidal will, and disregarding everything, it drew out the foundation of Imperial Court blessed land — heaven and earth qi, to intensify the heavenly tribulation and earthly calamity.
These heaven and earth qi were like adding fuel to the fire; as they assimilated into the heavenly tribulation and earthly calamity, the sky rumbled with lightning, the chaotic lightning balls immediately expanded tenfold in quantity, and the restraining smoke had even more changes, its body inflated and its dark color turned even deeper.
Crack crack crack!
Lightning balls rained down like a storm, fiercely striking Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
"The heavenly tribulation and earthly calamity have become stronger!"
"This is too terrifying, retreat, retreat!"
"What is happening? Even the wind and snow from the outside world are pouring in!!"
Everyone started shouting in shock.
"Little sparrow, look at what a big mess you have caused." Giant Sun's will shouted in annoyance.
"Asking this little sparrow to cooperate is simply an impossible dream!" Even if it was Giant Sun's will, this was a difficult problem.
He helplessly thought of the only way —"Unless Frost Jade Peacock acknowledges a pair of new owners…"
Just like Fang Yuan's previous life, Giant Sun's will chose Ma Hong Yun and Hei Lou Lan as the candidates.