Chapter Eighteen: The Illusory Nine Heavens

  Since ancient times, all classics have been recorded. Scattered immortals, with a total of nine calamities, are the Nine Heavy Thunder Calamities.

  Thunder tribulation, once in a thousand years. The power of thunder tribulation is increasing geometrically, each time more terrifying than the last. From ancient times to the present, the number of scattered immortals who have survived the nine heavenly thunder tribulations can be counted on one's fingers. To be precise, from the appearance of the first scattered immortal to the present, only five scattered immortals have successfully passed through the nine thunder tribulations.

  It can be imagined that the road to becoming a wandering immortal is fraught with difficulties. Of course, the Heavenly Way is fair and just; according to legend, those who successfully pass through the Nine Heavens Tribulation will become powerful Golden Immortals after achieving immortality, rather than ordinary immortals.

  At the moment when the soul enters that strange feeling.

  Memories of his past life as a scattered immortal flooded into Ding Yan's mind like a tidal wave.

  In Ding Yan's world, the Scattered Immortal was a product of a cultivator who had failed to transcend their tribulation. In this world, however, the Scattered Immortal was a complete cultivation system. Ding Yan didn't know if there were Nine-Tribulation Scattered Immortals in this world, but even if there were, they probably wouldn't be someone he could come into contact with at his current level. It was like the difference between a wealthy person who held billions of dollars and a child who only had two coins - they weren't even on the same level.

  "Nine Heavens, nine times of thunder tribulation......" Ding Yan suddenly had an inexplicable idea in his heart, as if he had sensed the connection between the two.

  But before he could think further, a terrifying force descended from the sky and directly sucked Ding Yan in.

  Unstoppable!

  Ding Yan was shocked, but he quickly reacted and found that his current self was not his true body, but a kind of ideological form.

  This is a gray and hazy road, as far as the eye can see, with no end in sight.

  Ding Yan's consciousness was led by that force, constantly flying towards another head.

  "I remember that in the Lotus Valley, I saw a record of the Immortal's Pen, which said that every time an immortal is born, they will communicate with the nine heavens in the void and have one chance to roam the nine heavens. I thought it was nonsense, but it turned out to be true."

  At first, after Ding Yan borrowed the corpse to return his soul, he didn't blindly run around everywhere. Instead, he read many ancient books about scattered immortals in the Lotus Valley. It was also because of reading these ancient books that Ding Yan was able to reach the state of a scattered immortal in a short period of time, avoiding many unnecessary detours.

  The experience of predecessors is also an accumulation.

  No one understands the importance of this accumulation more than Ding Yan.

  It wasn't until much later that Ding Yan's consciousness finally passed through the void passage. After a dizzying feeling, Ding Yan's conscious body fell to the ground, and the passage that had brought him here twisted and disappeared.

  This is a gray world.

  At a glance, everywhere is gray cloud and fog, floating uncertainly. Looking up, above the head, it's a piece of oppressive gloom.

  Jiǔ Chóng Tiān is a virtual existence, only the consciousness of a Xian can enter it. Every time a Xian is born, they have one chance to roam Jiǔ Chóng Tiān, and the level they reach represents their potential in later life.

  Of course, Ding Yan did not know these messages, and the ancient books he read also did not record them. Only those who became immortal would truly understand this principle.

  "I wonder what's inside these nine heavens?" Ding Yan looked at this gray world and began to speculate.

  The nine heavens can only be known by entering them.

  Nowadays, Dingyan is still outside the nine heavens, and only after finding the entrance can he truly enter and wander in the nine heavens.

  ......

  While Ding Yan was searching for the entrance to the Illusory Ninth Heaven, in a mountain valley about one hundred li west of the Stone Mountain where he had crossed his tribulation, there were also purple lightning filling the air.

  Amidst the purple lightning, a handsome young man sat cross-legged, awaiting the baptism of the purple lightning.

  Not far from the handsome young man, five scattered immortals sat in a circle, their eyes falling on that handsome young man who was crossing his tribulation.

  Five Loose Immortals!

  The number of loose immortals is extremely rare, and in the entire northeastern region, there are less than a thousand loose immortals. In this small valley, five have gathered, which shows that the identity of this young man is extraordinary.

  "You said... this little guy won't fail in his tribulation, will he..." a senior citizen who looked to be around sixty years old hesitated.

  "Old crow, shut your black beak." A black-clad old man with raised eyebrows beside the old man said expressionlessly.

  "Old Wang Ba, who are you calling a crow!" The old man said angrily.

  The old man in black didn't even glance at his opponent and said, "A fire crow is also a kind of crow."

  Huā Qiáo Dào Rén, is indeed the Daoist name of that old man who spoke earlier.

  "Fart, my Fire Crow, how can it be compared to a crow. In comparison, your old turtle's Xuanwu swordsmanship is just a kind of turtle." The Huo Ya Dao Ren said angrily.

  "Alright, stop arguing. The little guy has already passed the mortal tribulation and his consciousness has left his body." An old man wearing an eight-trigram sash interrupted in the middle.

  "This little guy has actually crossed the mortal tribulation so quickly?" Another grey-robed old man, who had not spoken until now, flashed his eyes and said.

  The old man wearing the Eight Trigrams robe nodded and said, "This little guy is a rare cultivation genius that can be encountered only once in ten thousand years. If he can't even pass the Mortal Tribulation, then perhaps there won't be a single Loose Immortal in this world!"

  On the other side, an old man with a hunchback suddenly said, "Can ordinary people understand my Heavenly Eye? Compared to the problem of crossing the tribulation, what really concerns me is how many layers of heaven this kid can pass through! If it's six layers, he can surpass Mo Tian Zong's Fu Qing Hai..."

  Floating Blue Sea, Mo Tian Zong's young generation number one expert.

  It is said that he had already passed the Tribulation of the Ordinary Realm two years ago, and now he has reached a height close to the Second Tribulation. The current master of Motian Sect has made it clear that Fu Qinghai will be the junior sect master of Motian Sect, and after his retirement, Fu Qinghai can take over as the new sect master of Motian Sect.

  An ordinary loose immortal could make the master of Motian Sect look so highly upon him, which naturally raised many people's suspicions.

  It's worth noting that the Mō Tiān Sect is the largest sect in the Northeastern region, with countless experts within. There are even several loose immortals who have transcended the tribulation of thunder, and yet Fú Qīng Hǎi was made the Young Master of a lesser sect - it's only natural that he would stand out all the more in this situation.

  At that time, there were countless rumors. Some said that Fú Qīng Hǎi was the reincarnation of a mysterious master, while others claimed that he was actually a Thunderbolt Immortal who had scattered his soul. There were even those who whispered that Fú Qīng Hǎi was the illegitimate son of the Sect Master of Mó Tiān Zōng.

  Those who truly know the reason will sneer at these rumors circulating outside.

  The reason why Qinghai was highly valued by Motianzong was that at the moment he became a loose immortal, his consciousness pierced through the five heavens!

  The potential of Wu Cheng Tian!

  This represents that this person can at least pass through the five dispersing immortal calamities, such potential is truly astonishing and shocking, making people marvel.

  "The possibility of reaching the Sixth Heaven is too small, I just hope this kid can pass through the Fifth Heaven, and in terms of potential, not lose to Floating Blue Sea..." The old man in the Eight Trigrams Daoist robe shook his head.

  The potential of the six heavens is rarely seen in a thousand years.

  Even he, when he first crossed the mortal tribulation, only passed through the threefold heaven.

  "This little guy is trying to enter the Ninth Heaven...". The moment Fire Crow Taoist's words fell, everyone's eyes landed on that handsome young man.

  Illusory Nine Heavens

  Ding Yan observed for a long time and finally found a way to enter the Ninth Heaven.

  The method of entering the Ninth Heaven is different for each person, which Dingyan had seen in ancient books.

  Looking at the dark vortex in front of him, Ding Yan didn't hesitate for a moment, and took a step into it...