Meng Zhang, who was shrouded in the mist, let out a deep roar that spread for 100 miles with Tian Qi as the center.
The mist surged.
The crackling sound of thunder and lightning once again resounded in the sky.
Soon after, an even more powerful and terrifying Heavenly Lightning formed in the air.
Duanmu Dian could not care less. He said, "Nobody moves!"
"Senior?!"
"The chief Great Sage doesn't even have this little bit of authority?" Duanmu Dian frowned.
The others fell silent.
Duanmu Dian left an afterimage in his wake. In just a blink of an eye, he appeared next to Lu Zhou. He made a grabbing motion. "Let's go!"
Lu Zhou turned around with a frown and asked, "What are you doing?"
Duanmu Dian looked at the bolts of lightning that were gathering power in the skies and said, "The Lightning Tribulation is the Life Gate. It's extremely dangerous! You're approaching the Lightning Tribulation too early. If anything happens to you, your cultivation base will be ruined! "
"Life Gate?" Lu Zhou asked, puzzled.
"Of course!"
Duanmu Dian felt that his old friend was too inexperienced. Why did he have to repeat everything? He hastily said, "There are many ways for a Perfected One to become a saint. There's no need to choose the most dangerous Lightning Tribulation. It's not beneficial to one's state of mind. Trust me!"
"You're saying that the Lightning Tribulation can help a Perfected One to become a saint?" Lu Zhou asked.
"Stop pretending. No matter how well you hide, you can't hide your identity as a saint. What are you looking at? I've seen through everything. I'm just trying to expose you! "Duanmu Dian looked at the skies." It's too late! Let's go! "
Duanmu Dian was about to mobilize his Primal Qi to bring Duanmu Dian away when the lightning bolt that was hundreds of feet in diameter descended from the skies. The power seemed to be the most mysterious power in the vast galaxy.
Lu Zhou turned around and struck with his palm. He unleashed his heaven form's power and pushed it back. "Dodge!"
'He's too much of a burden!'
How could Lu Zhou not seize this heaven-sent opportunity to break through?
Initially, he was not confident. However, it seemed like he had to overcome the Life Gate now.
Duanmu Dian, who was pushed back by the palm strike, widened his eyes as he stared at the bolt of lightning descending upon him. He could only dodge backwards to avoid the lightning tribulation.
Something stirred in Duanmu Dian. He muttered to himself, "Old friend, you did this to save me … Why?"
Rationality prevailed over him. He stopped moving forward and immediately returned to the Evil Sky Pavilion's side.
He had a Transportation Talisman in his hand. At this crucial moment, he was the only one who could save the members of the Evil Sky Pavilion. Hence, he could not go too far away.
Duanmu Sheng stepped forward and asked, "Where's my master?!"
At this moment, Duanmu Dian became extremely solemn and dignified. His body emitted a faint halo.
"The light of a saint," Qin Naihe said enviously.
The Light of the Saints was an ability that only those who had reached the level of Saints possessed. It allowed Saints to merge with the world and possess an aura that ordinary people would find hard to resist. Cultivators below the Sage level would naturally be in awe when they saw him. This was the reason why everyone below the Sages were ants.
Duanmu Sheng was shocked.
Duanmu Dian pushed his palm forward and gently pushed Duanmu Sheng back to his original position. He said, "If anyone dares to make another move, I'll punish them on Old Lu's behalf."
No one dared to move without permission.
Instead, he stared at the sky in a daze, not knowing what had happened.
All they could see was the lightning enveloping Lu Zhou.
His arms were outstretched, and his long hair fluttered. His long robe seemed to be resisting the numbing power of the lightning.
Lu Zhou's expression was grim. His brows were tightly knitted together. His eyes were filled with determination as he gritted his teeth.
He tried his best to mobilize his Heaven form and blue avatar.
His Extraordinary Eight Meridians were instantly destroyed by the lightning.
His dantian's sea of Qi seemed to have been scorched as well.
This bolt of lightning was a hundred or even a thousand times more powerful than before.
The numbness produced by each electric current seemed to pierce into his soul. He was numb to the pain.
The blue avatar also disappeared for a long time under the tyrannical power of thunder and lightning.
Lu Zhou glanced at the Critical Block Rate on the dashboard.
His body continued to plummet uncontrollably.
Critical Block Rate -1!
Critical Block Rate -1!
…
The speed at which the numbers jumped made Lu Zhou's heart sink.
He only had 120 blocks. If the numbers jumped once per second, he would lose his Birth Chart in two minutes.
He descended slowly from the sky.
The blockage of his Extraordinary Eight Meridians made it difficult for him to gather his Primal Qi. The last bit of Primal Qi he had slowed down his descent.
He continued to plummet.
The two balls of moonlight disappeared from the curtain-like barrier in the sky. Meng Zhang closed his eyes in satisfaction.
The sky darkened.
The members of the Evil Sky Pavilion looked at Lu Zhou who was descending silently. They could not move at all.
Duanmu Dian's expression was extremely grim. However, he knew he had to maintain his rationality. Otherwise, the Evil Sky Pavilion would pay a terrible price.
This was God Meng Zhang, one of the Four Spirits of Heaven.
Who could fight him?
Duanmu Dian was the only one who could control his emotions and stop the others from losing their rationality.
He had lived for tens of thousands of years and was indifferent to life and death. He had witnessed his friends and brothers fall one after another. His heart was not something the 'youngsters' of the Evil Sky Pavilion could compare to.
"Nobody move …" Duanmu Dian's voice seemed to have gone hoarse as he repeated his order.
He could shatter the jade talisman in his hand at any moment.
However, he did not shatter it. He clenched his fists as though he was holding the hardest object in the world.
For the first time, the members of the Evil Sky Pavilion felt despair.
In their opinion, the pavilion master had always been invincible. Ever since they followed Lu Zhou, they had always been victorious no matter what kind of enemy they faced.
Now, was everything going to end?
They could not accept this. They could not believe it!
Lu Zhou was like a scorched leaf that drifted down with the wind.
Just when he was about to land, the others saw a faint blue light shining on Lu Zhou's body.
They thought it was the color of lightning and did not think too much about it.
However, hope was often born in desperate straits.
Lu Zhou suddenly straightened his back.
He stood up in the air with his back straight.
Below him was a deep, circular pit. It was scorched black, and blue lightning flashed in all directions.
The lightning seemed to be attracted by a mysterious force. They quickly gathered around him and shot toward Lu Zhou.
A vortex of lightning appeared in the sky, and Lu Zhou was at the center of it.
Lu Zhou felt the surging power in his dantian's sea of Qi. He stomped his feet, and a blue lotus bloomed. The healing power covered his body.
His injuries were instantly healed.
His Extraordinary Eight Meridians felt a chill. All the pain was gone, and it was replaced by soreness and numbness. He felt slightly comfortable.
Lu Zhou could feel the strengthening of the Heaven's Favor.
The blue lotus instantly turned into a golden lotus.
Inside the Golden Lotus' Fate Palace, blue lightning was constantly revolving around it. It was like a blue dragon in a water jar. No matter how it struggled, it was restrained by the Life Palace.
Then, the blue lightning was devoured and absorbed by the blue avatar.
The blue avatar's body was clearly stronger and larger.
This puzzled Lu Zhou.
The last time he absorbed the power of lightning was in the white tower.
Compared to this, the lightning attracted by the white tower was extremely weak.
At that time, he could use the lightning to strengthen the blue avatar and sprout leaves.
However, he did not have a Birth Chart now. How could he strengthen it by absorbing power?
He could not understand this.
Without a Birth Chart, he could not become stronger. At most, he could stabilize his current realm and reach the peak. In that case, why was the blue avatar strengthened?
Lu Zhou had no time to observe the blue avatar's changes. His golden lotus' Life Palace was greatly strengthened.
This bolt of lightning caused him to waste over a hundred blocks.
Meng Zhang's power had far exceeded his expectations.
The blue avatar worked hard to absorb the lightning around it. Everything fell silent.
"Hm?"
A voice filled with doubt and surprise came from the horizon. The voice was deep and resounding like thunder.
"Hah!"
The mist parted. A ball of extreme cold shrouded Pyrolyte Beach.
Then, the area around Tian Qi turned into a world of ice.
Duanmu Dian, who was ten miles away, raised his palms to the sky. He unleashed everything he had learned in his life and formed a barrier to protect everyone.
Even so, 100 miles of Pyrolyte Beach had turned into a frozen kingdom.
Lu Zhou was frozen as well.
Fortunately, his Life Gate had experienced extreme cold before. The Violet Glazed Ceramic could unleash the power of absolute zero. Meng Zhang's ice had strengthened Lu Zhou's golden lotus' Life Palace.
He could not move.
However, he could clearly feel the powerful vitality from his Life Palace.
He could feel himself growing stronger.
He could feel that there was a kind of power in the world that was supporting him, allowing him to stand firm.
"The power of heaven and earth?"
This was a power different from the power of heaven and earth. It should be the clearer power of the Dao. It was also part of the laws of heaven and earth.
He saw the flow of Primal Qi in the layer of ice and sensed the flow of Primal Qi.
"Roar!"
The ice shattered!
The area within 100 miles of Pyrolyte Beach turned into a sea of fire.
The True Fire burned everywhere.
All the growing flowers, plants, and trees were burned by this tyrannical True Fire and quickly turned into ashes.
Even the sturdiest trees could not escape the disaster. They were all burnt to a crisp.
Apart from Tian Qi Beach above Benevolent Cloud Ridge, there were flames everywhere.
Duanmu Dian lamented, "It's fire one moment and ice the next. If only Lu Wu was here!"
Fortunately, they were far away. Otherwise, nobody would have been able to withstand this.
"The pavilion master is still holding on!"
The sharp-eyed Yan Zhenluo said as he pointed at the sky.
Duanmu Dian finally understood what Lu Zhou was trying to do. He said, "You're becoming a Saint?!"
"A Saint?!"
"There's a faint glow around him. It's the Light of a Saint!" Duanmu Dian said.
"Master is becoming a Saint?!" Little Yuan 'er exclaimed in shock.
The members of the Evil Sky Pavilion did not know if they should be happy or not.
Naturally, becoming a Saint was something to be happy about. However, the problem was, Meng Zhang was looking down at him from the sky.
Meng Zhang saw this as well. His deep voice rang from the sky. "What a tenacious human."
Four consecutive strikes.
Lu Zhou withstood all of them.
His Life Gate was fire-resistant. Coupled with the Heavenly Scar Robe, he was able to avoid the flames.
Meng Zhang did not continue attacking.
When Lu Zhou opened his eyes, the sky was as bright as day.
Two moons appeared in the sky. They were like two bright lamps that illuminated the world.
Those were Meng Zhang's eyes!
Meng Zhang was staring at Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou's body shone with a dazzling radiance.
"A Saint?"
Meng Zhang's voice seemed puzzled and disdainful.
The changes stopped.
Lu Zhou felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
He had become stronger.
He was more powerful than ever before!
"Is this what it feels like to be a Saint?" Lu Zhou was delighted.
He looked at his hands and sensed the power in the world. It was as though the power would obey his orders with just a thought.
He looked up at the sky.
At this moment, the mist parted.
The two moons suddenly vanished. The mist surged. A huge figure seemed to be riding the clouds in the sky.
Soon after, a figure appeared in the sky. It was the same size as a human. It appeared several thousand meters in front of Lu Zhou.
It happened to be the starting point of Bian Tan's Heavenly Opening. It reached the sky and the ground.
"You've become a Saint," the figure said in a deep and hoarse voice.
Nobody dared to doubt Meng Zhang's strength.
Even if it had transformed into a human-like figure, they would not be surprised.
Lu Zhou said, "It's all thanks to you."
"Sometimes, humans are as cowardly as mice. Sometimes, they're bold and courageous," Meng Zhang said slowly.
"I'll take that as a compliment," Lu Zhou said.
"Do you know what you're facing?"
"The Azure Dragon, Meng Zhang, one of the Four Spirits," Lu Zhou replied.
"Since you know, why are you stepping into Bian Tan?" Meng Zhang asked.
"To pursue the path of cultivation, one can't be fearful," Lu Zhou replied.
Meng Zhang fell silent.
He thought back to his earlier attacks. Even a Dao Saint would not be able to withstand it, let alone this person.
Meng Zhang asked, "What path are you pursuing?"
"The path of cultivation," Lu Zhou replied.
Meng Zhang stepped forward. As he moved, beams of light shrouded the skies.
It was a display of his status and strength.
"Eternal life?" Meng Zhang was puzzled.
"No."
Lu Zhou shook his head and said honestly, "I don't seek eternal life. I only seek the recognition of the Heavenly Opening."
Meng Zhang's voice deepened. "Everyone seeks eternal life and lives as long as the heavens and the earth."
"That's them."
Lu Zhou sighed meaningfully. "Everything in the world has its own rules and principles. In the human world, there would always be countless rules. These rules are more complicated than the path of cultivation. It's suffocating. If everyone could live forever, then those with power and influence would constantly use their means, connections, and resources to ensure that they and their fellow clansmen would be invincible. Those at the bottom would forever live like slaves, forever oppressed, and unable to change. Such a world would bring despair to the entire human race. "
Meng Zhang stopped moving.
The light disappeared.
Their surroundings were deathly silent.
"So, you acknowledge death?" Meng Zhang asked.
"Death is the best way to control humans," Lu Zhou said.
Meng Zhang's figure remained motionless.
The figure kept repeating these words.
After an unknown period of time, Meng Zhang finally asked, "Do you really want to enter the Heavenly Opening?"
Lu Zhou did not answer him directly.
Instead, he asked, "Why do the great Four Spirits of Heaven have to protect the Great Void?"
Meng Zhang said, "The sky can't fall. At least, not now."
Lu Zhou was puzzled.
Meng Zhang said, "The Four Spirits of Heaven are the Four Phenomena. It's their duty to protect the Heavenly Opening. The Great Void can't control them. "
Realization dawned on Lu Zhou.
He cupped his fists at Meng Zhang.
"I see."
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