Chapter 3: Huang Xiaoyao Transforms and Speaks of Merit and Virtue

  In the vast wilderness of the south, there are many great mountains that stretch out in an endless series, with no discernible starting point or endpoint. The high mountains and dense forests, the steep canyons and ravines, the treacherous terrain as numerous as hairs on a head... In the midst of this southern wilderness, within a particularly majestic mountain range, there lies a canyon, shrouded in a dark cloud that seems to portend the end of the world.

  At this time, all the living beings nearby received a message: The alien of Honghuang was transformed and suffered from the tribulation, shedding its scales and hair, shedding its wild nature, and returning to the prenatal Dao body, in order to cultivate the Dao and become an immortal.

  The black cloud in the sky was the first heavenly tribulation of Honghuang.

  Heavenly Tribulation, also known as the Tribulation of Numbers, has two types. One is the transformation of a different species through heavenly tribulation, and the other is the cultivation of heavenly tribulation. The transformation of a different species must undergo the heavenly tribulation to shed its animal fetus and form a pre-heavenly Dao body, in order to cultivate Qi and seek the Dao with the numbers of Zhou Tian. Those who cultivate Qi and seek the Dao aim to reverse the natural order, jump out of the three realms, and not be bound by the five elements, thereby transcending birth, aging, illness, and death to achieve longevity. With one's own power, they must control the creation and transformation of heaven and earth, and inevitably face heavenly tribulation.

  Cultivating the Heavenly Tribulation, those who pass will achieve corresponding karma positions, while those who fail will either have their souls scattered or enter reincarnation. The cultivation of the Heavenly Tribulation is also divided into nine levels: one jie, two jie, three jie, four jie, five jie, six jie, seven jie, eight jie, and nine jie. Which level of tribulation one can pass depends on the cultivator's cultivation and karma.

  Of course, there are also some special heavenly tribulations, such as the Mute Destruction Purple Thunder Tribulation, the Qian Tian Wan Lei Tribulation, the One to Nine Dispersed Immortal Tribulation, the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation, the Heavenly Fire Thunder Tribulation, the Xuan Water Thunder Tribulation, the Gangfeng Thunder Tribulation, the Yimutu Thunder Tribulation, the Extinction of the World Thunder Tribulation, and the 99 Destruction of the Soul and Rebirth Tribulation, etc. Of course, the strongest power of thunder tribulations is the Heavenly Punishment, which only those who have achieved the destruction of the world can obtain.

  Those who transcend become immortals, those who fail perish! Whether the heavens are ruthless or benevolent, it all depends on the path of cultivation of living beings. However, one thing is certain: the heavenly way is impartial, regardless of whether it's towards mighty gods or ordinary people.

  Rumbling! The black cloud stopped rotating and brewing, suddenly, billions of silver dragons shuttled back and forth in the black cloud, looking up to the sky and howling, their big mouths open, absorbing the spiritual energy from billions of miles away.

  Rumble!

  A gigantic lightning bolt, like a silver dragon, tore through the thick black clouds and shot straight into the valley.

  "Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!" A robust white-headed black-bodied rat stood upright, welcoming the flash of lightning. Only its eyes shot out a green glow, as if it could see the mysterious symbols within the lightning.

  "This is the Tribulation of Transformation, if it were an ordinary spiritual beast, there would only be one bolt of lightning. However, I possess the bloodline of the Devouring Heaven Mouse and have devoured countless evil spirits' blood. The tribulation should level up, but it's coming more frequently now. Just in time to temper my physical body. Who would have thought that the Great Blood Refining Technique is actually a true demonic cultivation method? It doesn't matter the cost, devouring flesh and blood, and I've already used the Great Devouring Technique to purify fresh blood. Yet, there's such a huge aftermath, every time I go through it, I must devour fresh blood after a period of time. This is unbearable, I don't want to become a vampire! Perhaps the lightning can help me refine that addictive impurity away!"

  This old mouse was Huang Xiaoyou. He had chosen this valley initially because of its quiet and remote location, where the spiritual energy was abundant. After countless years, Huang Xiaoyou finally comprehended a simple cultivation method called "The Way of Transformation". Although it was only a method for demonic beasts to transform, in the early days of the vast wilderness when the Great Dao had not yet appeared, this was an extremely precious cultivation method.

  Rumble! Two even thicker thunderbolts, like furious dragons, roared towards Huang Xiaoyou, crackling as they struck his head, and the powerful electric current coursed through Huang Xiaoyou's body, causing him to tremble all over.

  "Not enough, not at the limit yet, haha, didn't expect that a physical body cultivated with the Great Blood Refining Technique would be so powerful, just after refining Qi and transforming spirit, can already withstand the 29th Heaven Tribulation, come again!" Huang Xiaoyao, with his mouse body, continued to provoke the thunder and lightning in the sky.

  In an instant, the black clouds in the sky finally rotated again, constantly expanding. When they expanded to a radius of 100,000 miles, the billions of silver dragons inside actually devoured each other, forming even larger golden dragons. The golden dragon roared, and four bolts of lightning struck the valley where the arrogant mouse was.

  "Squeak!" The mouse bared its teeth, its eyes glowing with an even more intense green light. "This is the feeling, the substance in my blood has finally been washed away, and the lightning tempering of my body, although painful, but my body is constantly strengthening, at least doubling in strength. If I relied solely on my physical strength, I feel that one punch could blast apart a Person of the Pinnacle of Humanity. Of course, I need to be able to hit them! Let's come a few more lightning bolts, Mouse Eye Insight, Breaking Void Divine Gaze, full-force analysis of the lightning bolt's power, see if I can gain some profound and mysterious techniques."

  As for Huang Xiaoyao's pair of eyes, they can be said to be a pair of divine eyes. The "mouse eye inch light" in the previous life refers to the mouse's pair of eyes, which possesses the ability to break through and communicate with the gods, and can also cultivate and transform, absorbing some special heavenly treasures, equivalent to treating a pair of eyes as a magical artifact for practice.

  Huang Xiaoyao's broken godly eyes divided the power of Tian Jie into countless small particles, then observed the effect of these particles on blood vessels and flesh. Finally, he saw the trajectory of these particles' movement, and when the flesh absorbed these particles, it actually changed its structure visibly, becoming more tenacious.

  The first heavenly tribulation of the Primordial Chaos, as if it was helpless against Huang Xiaoyou, or perhaps to prevent the creatures of the Primordial Chaos from losing their desire for cultivation due to fear of the thunder tribulation, retreated just like that.

  "Huh? Come again, why didn't you come? Ah, I've transformed, haha, this body, these muscles, are comparable to the champion of the previous life's beauty pageant, just a bit thinner, but that's just right, if I were like a muscle man, how would I pick up chicks in the wilderness? By the way, this head of white hair is really cool!"

  Huang Xiaoyao condensed a mirror and took a look, extremely satisfied. All he saw was himself crawling on the ground, jumping up and down, looking just like an old mouse.

  "Hmm, it seems I've become human-shaped now. From now on, I must get rid of this habit. I absolutely cannot let those beauties know that I'm a mouse - since ancient times, mice have been synonymous with disgust. I suppose the Primordial Chaos is no exception. But why are these eyes so round and shiny, emitting green light?" Huang Xiaoyao made an effort to straighten up, then his eyes rolled around and transformed into a pair of beautiful, bright peach blossom eyes, while the Broken Void Divine Eyes were hidden deep within. This was very easy for Huang Xiaoyao, who had just transformed.

  Huang Xiaoyao walked for a while, then found a large stone, sat down in the lotus position, summarized the skills he had realized, and compiled them into a book called "The Method of Heteromorphic Transformation". Huang Xiaoyao was overjoyed and shouted to the creatures outside the valley who were frightened by the heavenly tribulation: "Today, the Carefree Path cultivator has realized the way of transformation in the valley. I wish to universally save all living beings. Those who are interested, please come and listen."

  Xiao Yao gave herself a cool Daoist name, which is also a declaration of her ambition: Xiangyao Tiandi, meaning "Free and Unfettered Under Heaven", implying that even saints cannot deprive her of her achievements, and the Heavenly Way cannot restrain her actions!

  "Wow!"

  "Quack! Quack!"

  The first to arrive and sit down with Huang Xiaoyao were a monkey and a crane. The monkey was incredibly agile, jumping up and down in an instant, arriving right in front of Huang Xiaoyao. Meanwhile, the fire crane wasn't about to show weakness either, its wings transforming into a flying rainbow as it arrived instantly.

  In a short while, the valley was filled with all sorts of strange creatures, each one different from the others. There were spirits in the shape of beasts, tree demons and even stone goblins, opening up a whole new world for Huang Xiaoming.

  They gazed at Huang Xiaoyou with eyes that yearned for knowledge, stirring up a surge of emotion in his heart. He had once had such a strong desire to become stronger and attain spiritual powers, which had long been rooted deep within him.

  "Hongmeng was first opened, and then gave birth to Hundun. The purple energy of Hongmeng nurtured the spiritual treasure of Hongmeng, the green lotus of Hundun, which manifested in thirty-six varieties. The green lotus transformed and gave birth to Pangu, the son of the Great Way. When the green lotus shattered, it transformed into the treasures of Hundun: the heavenly axe, the Hundun tripod, the Hundun pearl, and the creative jade butterfly. Pangu understood the Tao in three thousand numbers, eight hundred side doors, and began to open up the sky and separate the earth."

  Heaven and earth first opened to give birth to the vast expanse, murky and obscure. The divine spirits were born, the evil spirits were born. The divine spirits are the embodiment of Pangu's great spirit, the evil spirits are the embodiment of the 3,000 demonic gods' demonic thoughts. However, the numbers of heaven and earth, no one can know!

  The primordial breath has passed, and the chaos gives birth to the pre-heavenly one Qi. The pre-heavenly one Qi gives birth to yin and yang, yin and yang give birth to the five elements, and the five elements transform into all things! As for the transformation of all things, living beings are different, born with a heart that seeks the Tao, but the endowments of living beings are different, and they do not understand what the Tao is. The Tao is the natural form, only by transforming into the pre-heavenly Tao body can one seek the Tao. But what shape is the pre-heavenly Tao body? It is Pangu!

  Transmuter, refine essence and transform into spirit. Refine energy and transform into divine. Swallow the pre-heavenly spiritual energy to form a dan-like shape, called the demonic dan! The demonic dan undergoes nine transformations, transforming into a divine spirit, this is called the primordial spirit! When the primordial spirit emerges, it washes the physical body, opens the 365 apertures of the heavenly cycle, and establishes the Daoist body.

  Those who defy heaven and change their fate must suffer from calamities. Those who succeed will have endless prospects, while those who fail will return to the earth!

  In the valley, countless demonic beasts and spirit beasts were enchanted, and some even attained enlightenment on the spot, transforming their primordial spirits. A tiny monkey appeared on the head of a monkey, extremely delicate and curiously glancing around. On the head of a fire crane, a beautiful girl emerged, naked and unadorned. Some of the transformed primordial spirits had bizarre shapes, too numerous to count!

  Rumble!

  The sky was filled with countless dark clouds, as if it were the end of the world, causing the spiritual beasts to shiver with fear.

  "Alright, those who have attained enlightenment can stay behind, while those who haven't should return to their own dens and continue their cultivation!" Huang Xiaoyao said, gazing up at the countless dark clouds in the sky. He laughed: "Haha, I've finally waited for you! I hope it won't be too easy, the more intense the better, let me see the limits of my physical body!"

  "Gather in the middle, just say when you reach your limit, and I'll take care of the rest of the tribulation." Huang Xiaoyao knew that if one person were to cross the calamity, it would be a 19-day tribulation. But when two people crossed together, the power of the tribulation would double. Now, with dozens of people crossing together, it might even be a 99-day tribulation! He didn't dare to be careless.

  Rumble! Countless lightning bolts poured down, striking the spiritual beasts, and soon it was clear that these spiritual beasts had excellent bloodlines. The weakest could withstand at least two lightning tribulations, while the monkey and fire crane were able to withstand four lightning tribulations. They then transformed into human form, with varying heights, weights, and facial features. What caught Huang Xiaoyou's attention, however, was the monkey transforming into a cute little boy and the adorable little girl that the fire crane transformed into!

  Rumble! The ruthless lightning poured down, and Huang Xiaoyao flew above the group of demons, then drew a mysterious trajectory with both hands, forming a small black hole between his hands. This was the prototype of the Great Devouring Technique - the Black Hole. A strong suction force emanated from the black hole, and before the lightning had even fallen, it had already entered the black hole, where it was transformed into mysterious particles by the Great Devouring Technique, which then entered Huang Xiaoyao's body.

  "Roar!" Huang Xiaoyou let out a painful roar, allowing the mysterious particles to alter his physical body. His flesh and blood blurred, then reorganized, with his outline becoming even more perfect.

  After an unknown period of time, the 81st Thunderbolt was swallowed by Huang Xiaoyou and then transformed his physical body, making Huang Xiaoyou's physical strength and intensity more than double.

  The dark clouds dispersed, the sky cleared up, and the transformed group of demons collectively knelt down to the ground, saying, "Greetings, Master. Thank you for imparting your teachings to us. We hope that Master will accept us as disciples!"

  "Get up, but spare the disciple. My way is not yet complete, what's the point of taking in disciples? Just leave that monkey and crane behind, you can go back to wherever you came from! If fate permits, we'll meet again, my name is Carefree!"

  "Yes!" The group of demons slunk away in defeat, leaving behind a little boy with an excited and jumping expression and a cute girl with a smiling face.

  Uh, it's a bit evil, isn't it? I just thought that the road ahead wouldn't be so lonely anymore! That's what Huang Xiaoyao thinks!

  "You call yourselves Qingfeng Mingyue, spit! Not right... Hmm, let's just call you Xuan Kong Xuan Ling then. From now on, you'll be my Dao Tong!" Huang Xiaoyao said.

  "Yes, teacher!"

  At this moment, a mysterious aura of yellow and black came from outside the sky. Huang Xiaoyao took a look and suddenly formed a Xuanhuang Pearl with his hands together in the Devouring Technique.

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