Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 325: Chapter 321: Breaking Through to the Divine Travel Realm, The Tribulation of the Three Calamities

On the day of the Myriad Swords Sect’s founding, the Six Top Grade Sects had arrived with menacing momentum, and the shadow of the Moon God Palace loomed behind them. Naturally, nothing that happened could be hidden, and news quickly spread throughout the Six Eastern Provinces.

When a detailed account of what had happened was revealed to the outside world, people once again remembered the Myriad Swords Sect, and they remembered Ning Jiang!

Before this, Ning Jiang’s name had become widely known for killing several Earth Martial Realm experts, but his reputation was still plagued by widespread doubt.

Most people believed that his ability to kill Earth Martial Realm experts wasn’t due to his own strength, but purely due to Array Power. They felt he deserved none of the credit.

There were even many who slandered him.

They claimed he was just a puppet of the mysterious Heaven-Reaching Realm expert backing him, a mediocre talent unworthy of attention.

However, after news of his battle with Ji Tianxing spread, these voices of doubt vanished.

Ji Tianxing was a figure ranked among the top ten of the Moon God Palace’s younger generation. While he wasn’t one of the absolute strongest, he was incredibly famous, even more so than the monstrous prodigies of the other great Top Grade Sects.

Yet, when this prodigy clashed head-on with Ning Jiang, not even his bones remained.

At this point, who would dare to underestimate Ning Jiang’s power?

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Meanwhile, the Six Eastern Provinces were in an uproar.

「Death Mountain Range, within the Myriad Swords Sect.」

Atop a mountain peak, an immense aura spread out. Thunderclouds roiled in the sky above, creating an astonishing scene.

The disciples of the Myriad Swords Sect watched this scene in astonishment.

”What’s happening?”

”Who is undergoing a Celestial Tribulation?”

As panic began to spread, a Divine Sense transmission echoed across the area.

”There’s no need to worry. The Sect Leader is breaking through to the Divine Travel Realm!”

With Yue Wenfu’s reassurance, the crowd gradually calmed down.

Soon, under the watchful gaze of the crowd, a frigid current blew out from within the Thunder Tribulation. The moment it appeared, everyone felt as if they’d been plunged into an ice cave. The cold was bone-chilling. Some Primordial Spirit Realm experts felt as if even their Primordial Spirits were about to freeze solid.

And the chill they were feeling was merely the aftereffect.

”The Divine Travel Realm’s Celestial Tribulation is also called the Three Calamities Tribulation. The first tribulation is the Three Yin Cold Current.”

Yue Wenfu’s gaze sharpened, his expression grave.

”When I faced the Three Yin Cold Current, the frigid energy wasn’t even a tenth as powerful as this,” Lin Zhan marveled. ”The Sect Leader’s Celestial Tribulation is truly awe-inspiring.”

In the Primordial Spirit Fourth Tribulation Realm, the Celestial Tribulation one endures is different for each sub-realm.

At the Divinity Transformation Realm, it is the Divine Fire Tribulation.

Of course, Ning Jiang’s Divine Fire Tribulation had evolved. It was followed by the Fire Lotus Tribulation, the Karma Fire Tribulation, and even the God of Slaughter made an appearance.

But all of those combined could still be called the Divine Fire Tribulation; it had just evolved.

And for the Divine Travel Realm, one needed to experience the Three Calamities Tribulation.

Specifically, the Three Yin Cold Current, the Heart-Eroding Demon Fire, and the Annihilation Black Wind.

At this very moment, on the mountain peak, Ning Jiang sat cross-legged with a grave expression.

His attempt to break through to the Divine Travel Realm was a natural progression. After emerging from his seclusion in the Profound Celestial Ancient Hall, he had fought in many major battles, each of which had advanced his Cultivation.

In this world, many Martial Artists achieve breakthroughs through constant battle.

This is the principle of fueling growth through battle.

Ning Jiang had his opponents to thank for being able to advance from the Divinity Transformation Realm to the Divine Travel Realm so quickly.

Especially Ji Tianxing.

In his battle against Ji Tianxing, he had used One Sword Soars Immortal. That Swordsmanship technique had forced out his body’s latent power, causing it to erupt completely.

That was precisely what allowed him to make this crucial breakthrough.

As the Three Yin Cold Current descended.

Instantly, the blood in Ning Jiang’s body began to solidify. Black ice formed around him; he was on the verge of being frozen to death by the frigid current.

RUMBLE...

He remained calm and composed, circulating the Blood Qi in his body until it let out a thunderous roar. His Blood Qi seethed, turning his entire body as hot as a furnace to resist the frigid energy.

The advantages of being a Body Cultivator became apparent at this moment.

Someone with a powerful physique had a clear advantage when resisting such frigid energy.

CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

Beneath Ning Jiang, the mountain peak began to give way, emitting cracking sounds. Eventually, the stone was frozen into a fine powder—a shocking sight.

This process lasted a full ten minutes.

Ten minutes later, the Three Yin Cold Current vanished.

With the power of the Nine Tribulations Celestial Thunder Body, resisting the Three Yin Cold Current wasn’t too difficult.

But this was only the beginning. Soon, the second calamity of the Three Calamities Tribulation descended.

The Heart-Eroding Demon Fire!

Wisps of flame drifted down. They were transparent, seemingly formless. They landed on Ning Jiang but caused no physical harm.

Because this was a type of Heart Demon Fire!

In an instant, endless Heart Demon Illusions appeared before Ning Jiang’s eyes. Peerlessly enchanting beauties tried to seduce him, hoping to make him sink into a mire of lust from which he could not escape.

In other illusions, he became a peerless expert who dominated the heavens and the earth, unrivaled in all the world.

These Heart Demon Illusions were incredibly realistic. If one’s heart wavered even for a moment, the Heart Demon would seize the opportunity, causing the tribulation to end in failure.

But Ning Jiang’s will was firm and unshakeable.

To him, these Heart Demon Illusions were merely passing clouds, unable to stir any desire within him.

Ten minutes later, he passed this tribulation with ease.

”The Annihilation Black Wind is next!” Yue Wenfu and the others felt their hearts leap into their throats.

As the third part of the Three Calamities Tribulation, its power far surpassed the previous two—a fact they all knew from personal experience.

”With the Sect Leader’s power, I don’t doubt he can overcome the Three Calamities Tribulation. What I fear is that the Three Calamities Tribulation is only the beginning!”

”Indeed. I’ve heard that for those with exceptional talent, their Celestial Tribulations are completely different from ordinary people’s.”

”Let’s wait and see!”

In the sky above, a fierce wind gradually began to blow.

It was a black wind!

It was as black as ink. The moment it appeared, the entire world went dark. All light vanished, as if night had suddenly fallen.

HOOOOWWWLLLL...

The black wind shrieked like a wailing ghost.

The next moment, the black wind roared toward Ning Jiang. Like a black tornado, it instantly engulfed him.

RRRRIP—

The mountain beneath Ning Jiang, hundreds of meters high, was instantly annihilated, leaving no trace behind.

The Annihilation Black Wind was the embodiment of ultimate destructive force. Historically, many Martial Artists who passed the first two calamities failed at the third, precisely because its power was so much greater.

’All Celestial Tribulations are merely tools to temper me.’

Within the black gale, Ning Jiang’s body radiated light. He sat cross-legged and motionless, allowing the Annihilation Black Wind to corrode his physical form.

WHOOSH—

Even in his mind, a black gale appeared, sweeping towards his Primordial Spirit.

But with a slight tremor from the Divinity Sealing Tower, all of the black wind was instantly neutralized.