Chapter Sixteen: Jointly Overcoming Adversity

  Zi Hong has ended, after Gu Pan got it in his hands, there were only four layers left. Now that the fourth layer of Gu Pan is coming to an end, it's up to him to create the fifth layer himself.

  For the fifth layer of Zi Hong Jue, Gu Pan had a vague concept in his mind. The first four layers were equivalent to the cultivation methods of the mortal world. Starting from the fifth layer, it was equivalent to the cultivation method of the immortal world. If he wanted to take his future cultivation to a higher level, Gu Pan must understand the cultivation method of the fifth layer before crossing the tribulation.

  After crossing the tribulation, in Gu Pan's dantian, there was a piece of purple light, and only the small hand of Yuanying held up the Luopan. The chaotic colors inside remained unchanged, still turning over.

  The first four layers of Zi Hong's cultivation were all focused on building a foundation, but Gu Pan didn't know that most of his achievements over the years had been achieved by that small Luo Pan due to its existence. The cultivation of the first three layers can be said to have been for the sake of the Luo Pan. It wasn't until after the fourth layer's Tribulation Period that he was like ordinary cultivators.

  Sat cross-legged for thirty years. Gu Pan finally had a bit of enlightenment, the compass on Gu Pan's infant hand left his hand for the first time. Floating in front of Gu Pan's chest, strands of infant energy entered the compass and came out again, returning to Gu Pan's body.

  "So that's it! I finally understand, Zixu has been cultivating not the yuan fetus, but this compass!"

  Gu Pan's mouth was curled up with a hint of a smile, but suddenly his eyebrows furrowed.

  "Three hundred days!" There were still three hundred days left before the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation of Gu Pan would arrive. After passing the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, he could ascend to the Immortal Demon Realm that Hong Jun had mentioned before.

  "Xiao Jun!"

  Hongjun and Fengxi drank wine in the stone pavilion. In thirty years, they had run out a dozen times, quietly cultivating, and still not as much time outside.

  "Small disk. It's out. Is there another gain!" Hong Jun pulled the ancient disk to his side, looking it up and down, feeling that today's ancient disk was a bit different.

  Thirty years, Hong Jun didn't cultivate well. However, he has reached the middle of his Tribulation. Even if Hong Jun doesn't cultivate, the growth of the nameless substance in his Dantian can still drive the growth of his cultivation.

  "Xiao Jun, in 300 days. My 99-day tribulation is coming!" Gu Pan smiled lightly, his tone very calm, not worried at all about this most difficult 99-day tribulation.

  "What. Little Pan, you're going to ascend. Heaven's above. We can say it's good, ascending together. How did you sneakily rise up? Three hundred days. There are still three hundred days, enough time, Xiao Feng. You stay with Little Pan first. I'll go into seclusion, I want to ascend with Little Pan!"

  Hong Jun said goodbye and left immediately, blinking his eyes to run into the Hong Jun dojo, entering his usual room, and starting to practice wholeheartedly.

  "This little guy. He said he'd run and then he ran!" Gu Pan smiled as he watched Hong Jun rush in, feeling a hint of emotion in his heart. Hong Jun had once said that his physical defense was extremely strong. When they were crossing the tribulation together, he could help Gu Pan block the heavenly thunder, increasing the chances of Gu Pan's successful tribulation by a lot. However, Gu Pan also understood that two people's tribulation would be much more difficult than one person's.

  "Brother Pan, Jun is like that, you don't need to worry. Jun's physical defense is extremely strong, and going through the tribulation together will only benefit you!" Feng Xi placed a few plates of fruit brought from Pengmo Island in front of Gu Pan, smiling as he advised him.

  For thirty years, Feng Xi deeply admired Hong Jun's knowledge and experience. After chatting with Hong Jun, Feng Xi only then realized that Hong Jun and Gu Pan were both ancient monsters who had lived for millions of years, making his own age seem insignificant in comparison.

  "Xiao Feng. I understand, but there are only 300 days left, Xiao Jun will not be able to pass the tribulation with me even if he speeds up. It's better for me to make some preparations myself."

  "It's not certain, but Jun Ge's cultivation is the fastest I've ever seen. Maybe he can really pass the tribulation with Pan Ge!"

  Feng Xi smiled, Feng Xi was a super divine beast of the twelve calamities. Hong Jun, if he had passed through the heavenly tribulation and ascended, as Hong Jun's earthly spiritual beast, would naturally be able to ascend with him. Originally, Feng Xi thought that he would first pass through the heavenly tribulation and then wait for Hong Jun to ascend together, but now it seems that Hong Jun and the others would have to cross the calamity and ascend first, while he waited.

  Two months later, Gu Pan and Feng Xi were playing chess. Hong Jun rushed over with a loud laugh.

  "Little tray, haha. Just wait for us to pass the catastrophe together!"

  "Xiao Jun, did you also sense the heavenly tribulation?" Gu Pan asked in surprise. In just two short months, Hong Jun had already emerged and his cultivation had reached the late stage of crossing the tribulation.

  "Not bad. Little Pan, my heavenly tribulation is in 240 days. It just so happens to be the same day as yours. Haha!" Hong Jun smiled complacently, originally not thinking that he would have the same day as Gu Pan. If it weren't for being on the same day, they could also cross their heavenly tribulations together. Whoever crosses first can use their heavenly tribulation to bring about the other person's heavenly tribulation. Unexpectedly, Hong Jun's day of crossing his heavenly tribulation actually coincided with Gu Pan's."

  "Xiao Feng, you're also about to pass the tribulation, right? This time, we three will get through the heavenly tribulation together, and then we'll ascend together, haha. I haven't even tried the taste of ascending yet!"

  "Jun Ge, I won't join you, it's better if it's just you and Pan Ge. The three of us together will only increase the danger!" Feng Xi was touched in her heart, Hong Jun hadn't forgotten about her even though she was just a spirit beast during his tribulation.

  "Xiao Feng, don't you know my abilities yet? This calamity from the heavens, I can withstand it alone, no problem. The heavenly calamity cannot harm me!"

  Time flies, and the three of them spent more than 200 days on the Zi Xuan star. The day of the heavenly tribulation finally arrived. This time, the three chose to cross the calamity on a small uninhabited island in the sea. As for the mortal world's 99th heavenly tribulation, Hong Jun was still very confident.

  Looking up at the sky, it is still a vast expanse of white clouds. However, Hong Jun and his two companions can already feel a sense of oppression. Before long, dark and ominous thunderclouds begin to appear in the sky, soon covering the entire sky, making the island seem like night has fallen.

  "How did the sky suddenly turn black?" Two golden dan stage demonic beasts were originally playing near the surface of the sea, but suddenly found that the sky had completely darkened.

  "It's not nightfall, but those clouds seem like the heavenly calamity! A slightly larger demon beast ran to the surface of the sea, gazing at the whirlpool formed by the flashing black clouds, and said solemnly"

  "Heavenly Tribulation! Let's run quickly. This tribulation cloud is much larger than the one I encountered when I was crossing my tribulation, it's either a 69 Heavenly Tribulation or a 99 Heavenly Tribulation, even a single scattered thunderbolt can shatter our Golden Elixir!" The smaller demon beast looked at the tribulation cloud with increasing fear. It pulled its companion and ran towards the bottom of the sea.

  The three people's shared heavenly tribulation is much stronger than individual heavenly tribulations. Especially Feng Xi, who is a super divine beast of the twelve calamities, after passing this calamity, can ascend directly and become the king of demons.

  Rumbling

  This calamity is much more powerful than the ones Feng Xi had experienced before. Suddenly, a thunderbolt as thick as a person exploded with a deafening roar and struck down towards the three of them in an instant.

  "Little Pan, Little Feng, you are behind me. Be careful!" Hong Jun had just finished reminding them when the heavenly thunder struck him. Hong Jun's body shook and he retreated several meters downwards, his entire body covered in sparkling electric flowers, looking quite miserable.

  "Xiao Jun, are you alright?!" Gu Pan hastily supported Hong Jun and anxiously asked. This one strike of heavenly thunder was much more severe than the last strike of the six-nine heavenly tribulation he had faced before.

  "It's nothing. Leave it to me. Don't worry!" Hong Jun smiled and signaled to the two that everything was fine. This heavenly thunder, seemingly very powerful, but when it hit Hong Jun's body, which was comparable to a mid-grade immortal's, it only felt like a tickle.

  The whirlpool in the midst of the dark clouds continued to grow larger. Countless lightning snakes darted back and forth within the whirlpool, and before long, a second bolt of heavenly thunder, nearly twice as large as the first, struck down. Hong Jun let out a loud roar, flew up to meet the thunder, collided with it in mid-air, and was sent flying backward, crashing into the ground, creating a massive crater dozens of meters deep where he landed.

  "Jun Ge!" Feng Xi exclaimed, rushing down to the bottom of the pit at incredible speed.

  "Xiao Feng, don't you have any faith in me?" Hong Jun was still the same as ever. His clothes were all tattered and his entire body was wrapped in spiritual energy. At least he didn't lose face in front of Feng Xi.

  Re-flying up, Gu Pan also looked at Hong Jun with worry.

  "Xiao Jun! Give me the next Heavenly Thunder!"

  "It's nothing. Small potatoes, trust me. These thunderbolts can't hurt me at all!"

  The whirlpool is still growing. The sea monsters under the sea surface are all frightened and hiding at the bottom of the sea, trembling with fear. Even a single thunderbolt striking the sea can make these monsters' souls fly away.

  The third thunder was actually smaller than the first two. Hong Jun didn't even move and withstood it easily, looking up at the sky in confusion. The thunders were getting bigger each time, but this one was unexpectedly weaker than the previous ones.

  Fourth. Fifth, sixth, seventh. Four heavenly thunders fell in succession. These heavenly thunders were the same as the third heavenly thunder, each one weaker than the last, and the seventh heavenly thunder was not even comparable to the heavenly thunder of the 49th tribulation.

  Gu Pan and Feng Xi also discovered that something was amiss, as the thunderstorm had such a loud thunder but small raindrops. Such a thunderstorm wouldn't even be able to withstand Hong Jun, let alone ordinary demonic beasts who had passed through the Dongxu period.

  Hongjun also put away his smiling expression, seriously looking at the heavenly tribulation clouds. After the four heavenly tribulations have passed, Hongjun's heart also has a kind of oppressive feeling. The next two heavenly tribulations will not be like the previous ones.

  Rumbling sound

  The sky exploded with a loud bang. The small island was violently shaken by this thunder, the eighth heavenly lightning bolt. It was finer than the previous seven, only about the size of a bowl mouth, and it actually fell slowly downwards.

  Although this heavenly thunder is thin, none of the three Hong Jun dared to underestimate it. The space where the thunder passed was torn apart. A bowl-sized thunderbolt mixed with spatial fragments slowly descended, and when it fell halfway, it suddenly accelerated and heavily struck Hong Jun's body. Gu Pan and Feng Xi were also blown away by the residual thunder beside Hong Jun.

  "Bang, bang, bang!"

  Three consecutive loud explosions, and all three of them were smashed into a very deep underground place.

  "Pffft!" Gu Pan couldn't hold back the lightning in his body. He spat out a big mouthful of blood. Feng Xi was slightly better, but there were also threads of blood at the corner of his mouth. He had already suffered internal injuries that weren't light.

  Hong Jun lay in the deep pit, his chest tight and unable to breathe. In his heart, he was secretly cursing: Is this still the heavenly thunder of the mortal world? Damn it, the heavenly thunder that tore through space. Compared to the heavenly thunder of the divine tribulation, its power is not much smaller.