Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1641: 884: Grotto Heaven Achieved, Primordial Yang Tribulation Descends (Part 2)

Right now, the skeletal frame of Zhao Sheng abruptly spat out a crystalline treasure pearl, which shattered silently and unleashed a spectral glow.

The spectral glow vanished in a flash, yet in that fleeting instant, Zhao Sheng sensed profound relief washing over his entire form, like discarding heavy chains.

In that very instant, it felt as though heavenly aid empowered him. Myriad spiritual flashes flooded his mind, endless realizations surged into his heart, and his Dao heart shattered the ultimate obstacle with ease, propelling him to a superior realm immediately.

Simultaneously, a radiant white brilliance exploded from within, piercing the thunderbolts and swiftly blanketing a hundred li of emptiness.

As the Creation Domain emerged, boundless flesh and blood materialized spontaneously, sprouting organs, skin, and muscles at an unimaginable pace.

However many Divine Thunders thundered down, none could outpace the velocity of fleshly revival.

Furthermore, each rebirth of his flesh enhanced Zhao Sheng’s Golden Body Magic Body, rendering it ever more formidable and peerless—eclipsing the peaks of same-realm Body Refining Practitioners and rivaling even select Integration Realm powerhouses.

The Fourth Layer Thunder Tribulation along with the Fifth Layer Thunder Tribulation endured for three complete hours.

During those scant three hours, the newborn Grotto Heaven had ballooned a thousand times over, attaining the vast “hundred thousand miles” expanse.

Usually, a freshly opened Grotto Heaven in the Integration Realm spans about “ten thousand miles” in diameter, with some exceptional cases hitting “twenty thousand miles,” and only the rarest talents managing “thirty thousand miles.”

Nevertheless, scaling to “hundred thousand miles,” while not entirely unheard of, stands as extraordinarily scarce!

Through his nine reincarnations and the accumulated wisdom of prior lives, Zhao Sheng achieved this virtually legendary “exploit.”

As the final wave of the Six Nine Tribulations descended, the earlier five Divine Thunders detonated together, heralding the arrival of the Five Elements Divine Thunder Tribulation!

Instantly, the colossal tribulation clouds churned and compressed, spawning an infinite black hole that emanated a pristinely devastating aura from void itself.

From the Dark Sky's depths, the Five Zhas' countenances shifted in alarm at this spectacle.

Tu Zha bellowed at once, “The moment has come, if we don’t act now, when will we?”

Before his voice fully faded, the Five Zhas manifested their true forms, shattering the space-time veil in a blink and looming directly over Zhao Sheng.

The Five Directions Treasure Mirrors expanded into a flawless ring, igniting with synchronized brilliance that bloated the Creation Domain dozens of times larger—its heart transforming into unblemished pure white, brimming with inconceivable vitality.

At that exact juncture, the black hole overhead blazed with a luster a billion times the sun's intensity, unleashing a majestic five-colored thunder cascade fraught with ruinous force.

The Creation Domain got devoured instantly by the five-hued deluge, together with the nascent Grotto Heaven Halo and the Five Directions Treasure Mirror, all inescapably hammered by the Divine Thunders.

Now, Zhao Sheng, the Grotto Heaven, and the Five Directions Cave Heaven Mirror endured the paramount ordeal.

Trillions of Five Elements Divine Thunders poured into the Cave Heaven Space-Time, first assaulting the vault of heaven before crashing across the mountain-and-sea domains.

In this instant, the world hung on the verge of shattering!

Here, Zhao Sheng evoked Nuwa repairing the skies—his Primordial Spirit splintering into myriad intents, commanding countless Dao Laws concurrently to weave endless defenses, mend every rift, and preserve the laws' endless cycle.

Externally, meanwhile, Zhao Sheng's body expanded into a titanic giant spirit standing sixty-nine zhang tall, radiating flawless, immaculate clear light from every inch.

Five Elements Divine Thunder pounded upon him without cease, but the Creation Domain ensured that the thunder's erosive pace trailed far behind fleshly regeneration.

Shortly thereafter, the Five Directions Cave Heaven Mirror surged into the Cave Heaven Space-Time.

The Central Earth Mirror, Southern Haoyang Mirror, Northern Mirage Cloud Mirror, Western Golden Light Mirror, and Eastern Kongsang Mirror, once inside the Grotto Heaven, promptly activated their “Mirror Heaven” domains and seized command of the Cave Heaven's Five Elements Laws with haste.

Thus, Zhao Sheng's strain diminished dramatically!

The five primary Mirror Heavens merged flawlessly into the Cave Heaven Space-Time, forcing the space-time firmament's original boundary to stretch outward yet again.

Five Elements Divine Thunder hammered the firmament, matching perfectly the principle of “Break and Rebuild.”

Therefore, beneath the barrage of Thunder strikes, the space-time firmament ballooned outward at an even faster pace.

One hundred thousand miles,

One hundred ten thousand miles,

One hundred twenty thousand miles

…

By the time the Five Elements Divine Thunder faded away, the freshly formed Cave Heaven had grown by fifty percent, hitting a staggering “one hundred fifty thousand miles.”

Keep in mind that typical Integration Realm Great Powers toil for tens of thousands of years in cultivation, managing only to enlarge their Cave Heaven to about ten times its starting size, usually spanning from “one hundred thousand miles” to “three hundred thousand miles.”

Moreover, breaking through to the mid-stage Integration Realm requires one's Cave Heaven to surpass “one hundred thousand miles.”

Right after forming his Cave Heaven, Zhao Sheng's domain already dwarfed “one hundred thousand miles,” almost matching the scale of most mid-stage Integration Realm Great Powers.

To put it another way, the “size” of a Cave Heaven typically reflects the cultivator's power.

Put differently, fresh off surviving the Six Nine Tribulations, Zhao Sheng's might already matches that of mid-stage Integration Realm Great Powers.

Should the various powers in the Taiyi Spirit Realm learn of this, they would be left stunned beyond belief.

…

Beyond the tribulation, the Five Elements Divine Thunder quickly vanished, along with the Thunder Tribulation black hole. Down below, the planet erupted in flames toward the heavens, with innumerable volcanoes gushing molten lava, while endless thick, searing black smoke fully shrouded the world.

With the Thunder Tribulation receding, a canopy of “sweet rain” suddenly emerged from the skies, cascading onto the planet and converting into boundless Vitality Power.

In hundreds or thousands of years, this lifeless star could spawn myriad new lives and transform into a thriving Constant Sand World.

Soaked in the “sweet rain,” Zhao Sheng's body grew even larger to eighty-nine zhang, his immense and endless Life Force manifesting as roaring flames, rendering him akin to a Divine.

Right then, a clear radiant halo gradually ascended behind Zhao Sheng's head, swirling without spinning, profound and immense, perpetually radiating an unfathomable Dao rhythm glow.

Zhao Sheng gradually reverted to his normal shape, retracting the Creation Domain with a mere thought, then boomed out his chant with vigor:

“Nine Tribulations Cycle ends, Five Elements begin as the root.

Yin Yang separate Chaos, one Qi transforms Heaven and Earth.

Stars settle in palm, mountains and rivers lie in sleeve.

Today, after opening up, myriad methods remain unchanged.”

His chant echoed across the four voids and eight desolations, summoning torrents of sweet rain from above, which then morphed into vast spiritual energy of nature to revitalize the desolate, lifeless planet.

In that instant, five beams of light burst forth one after another from the Grotto Heaven Halo.

Those beams dropped into the emptiness, instantly shaping into five children with red lips, white teeth, and exposed bellies.

Mu Zha no sooner materialized than he cried out in wild delight, “Master, I’ve enlightened, I’ve finally enlightened!”

“Master, I’ve enlightened too!”

“Me too!”

“And me…”

Jin Zha, Shui Zha, and Huozha rushed eagerly to Zhao Sheng’s side, yelling excitedly from nearby.

Tu Zha stayed the calmest, though his face betrayed his thrill.

He approached Zhao Sheng, bowed deeply, and declared, “Master, after enduring the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation, we have finally comprehended the Primordial Yang Truth. We can now kindle the Primordial Yang Fire, prepared at any moment to face the True Spirit Heavenly Tribulation.”

Zhao Sheng's eyes scanned the Five Zhas, approval lighting his features, and he praised heartily, “Well done! You have indeed lived up to my expectations.”

With those words, he paused briefly before adding, “Since that's how it stands, no need to bide your time. Start crossing the tribulation right now! Who's going first?”

“I first!”

“I first!”

“Me first!”

The Five Zhas vied to go first in the tribulation, yet Zhao Sheng selected the steadiest and most reliable among them, Tu Zha.

Differing from the True Spirit Transformation Tribulation, the True Spirit Yuan Yang Tribulation hinges on the vital phase of “Wisdom Light Generating Emotion,” so the Five Zhas must cross it one by one to prevent clashing “emotional” influences, which would prove suboptimal.

Tu Zha acknowledged the choice without protest, promptly unveiling his true form, shattering the void in a flash, and charging into the Dark Sky.

Zhao Sheng and the surviving four Zhas withdrew over tens of thousands of miles, keeping watch on Tu Zha’s every action from beyond the space-time barrier.

Within the shadowy, fog-laden Space-Time of the Dark Sky, a treasure mirror blazed with intense light, hurling deep yellow glow across ten thousand miles of empty void.

Suddenly then, vast swathes of green flames burst forth, swallowing the Central Earth Mirror in an instant.

Resembling Heavenly Fire, these green flames lit up the nearby void, luring in endless hordes of Five Desires Demons.