Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2862 - 1058: Heavenly Tribulation Treasure Seizure, Thousand Clouds Flowing Together

The sky howled with a fierce wind, dark clouds gathering ominously.

Majestic mountains encircled the land, standing tall and imposing.

Palaces dotted the vast mountain ranges, and today, countless cultivators emerged, their gazes fixed upon the heavens above the Tian Nan Dao Palace.

All eyes were drawn to the central Tianyuan Temple, where a solitary white-robed figure sat in the void, cross-legged, appearing as ethereal as an exiled immortal.

Beneath the oppressive, dark clouds, the cultivators harbored a complex mix of emotions towards the man in white.

Awe, admiration, and even a touch of envy and jealousy were evident.

The epic conflict at the East Sea had raged intermittently for three long years.

When the Sea Suppression City Master, Wen, allied with the Houtu Hall Master, Qing Lan Fairy, to vanquish the Three Great Demon Emperors, the war's conclusion was all but assured.

The prolonged duration of the war was attributed to the fact that Nascent Soul True Masters refrained from direct intervention, instead granting opportunities to cultivators of lower cultivation levels, particularly the true disciples of the Dao Palace.

This served as a unique form of trial!

A distinct sect competition!

By measuring the number of demons slain, cultivation realms achieved, and even the territory reclaimed, the strength of this generation's true disciples of the Tian Nan Dao Palace was rigorously assessed.

In this manner, the demon threat was neutralized, the combat experience of the younger generation was honed, and internal strife was averted.

Throughout these three years of demon-slaying trials, the performance of the man in white had been nothing short of astounding!

Initially, he single-handedly defended Liubo Mountain while possessing only an early Golden Core Stage cultivation. Subsequently, he survived an encounter with a savage beast that breached the six-layered Sea Suppression Gate. His later feats in hunting and eliminating demon beasts were equally remarkable, far exceeding his peers in both quantity and the caliber of Demon King-level opponents defeated.

Consequently, upon the return of the true disciples to the Tian Nan Dao Palace, the man in white had rightfully earned the title of the foremost among his peers, albeit nominally.

The designation remained nominal because certain formidable Golden Core true inheritors had elected not to participate in the East Sea conflict.

However, this detail was largely overlooked!

The reason was simple: the man in white was exceptionally young, having reached the Golden Core Period at just over forty years of age – a talent unseen in the Mountain Sea Realm for a millennium. With such monstrous cultivation aptitude, surpassing his senior brethren in cultivation realm was merely a matter of time.

As for his strength, few harbored any doubts.

During the three-year demon-slaying trial, the Divine Consciousness and Qi Power wielded by the man in white were unparalleled, and his combat techniques improved at an astonishing rate. Even a Great Demon Emperor met an swift end beneath his formidable ruler. His combat prowess was dazzling, seemingly innate and profoundly enviable.

To honor his exceptional performance in the demon-slaying trial and to foster his continued brilliance, the Observatory Master, Zhan Bingtao, resolved to personally forge a Natal Magic Item for him!

Indeed, despite such a breathtaking display of power, he had yet to possess a Natal Magic Item.

The grand ceremony unfolding today was precisely for the purpose of refining this very Magic Item!

"Zhou Fuqiu, are you prepared?"

A resonant voice boomed from below within the Tianyuan Temple.

It was the voice of Zhan Bingtao, the Master of Tianyuan Temple, the most formidable figure on the Tian Nan Continent, and a renowned master of artifact refining!

How could a skilled cultivator be without a potent weapon? In the art of artifact creation, the Zhan Family, one of the Twelve Great Houses, had always held a leading position, and Zhan Bingtao stood at the pinnacle of that lineage.

Zhou Fuqiu, seated cross-legged in the void, partially opened his eyes.

"Master, this disciple is ready!"

"Then, let us commence!"

With these pronouncements, a brilliant light emanated from above Zhou Fuqiu's head, ascending towards the infinite sky veiled by dark clouds.

Simultaneously, potent Qi Power surged from the four cardinal directions – southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest – channeling remotely into the Tianyuan Temple.

Layer upon layer of intricate array pathways materialized, and Zhan Bingtao softly intoned.

"Sunlight reveals the day, divine thunder descends upon the world, open!"

Bang!

In the subsequent moment, a colossal beam of light, as thick as a water barrel, shot forth from the Tianyuan Temple into the heavens.

As if in response, within the dense black clouds, lightning crackled and danced like serpents, silver flashes illuminated the darkness, and a magnificent bolt of thunder erupted with a deafening roar.

This spectacle instilled profound awe in many onlookers.

Heavenly Tribulation!

These celestial phenomena bore an uncanny resemblance to the heavenly tribulations endured by cultivators ascending to the Nascent Soul Stage.

The Observatory Master, Zhan Bingtao, truly excelled in artifact refining; he could collaborate with the Four Great Hall Masters to forcibly draw down the divine thunder of the heavenly tribulation.

For an instant, countless cultivators of lower orders found themselves breathless; imagine if the Magic Item forged through the combined efforts of the Five Nascent Soul True Masters were theirs!

The column of light and the thunder instantly intertwined, engulfing the radiance that Zhou Fuqiu had previously unleashed.

Moreover, bolts of lightning resembling snakes and dragons of electricity surged aggressively from all directions towards this very light.

Zhou Fuqiu observed the scene intently, gathering his Qi Power, poised to seize the treasure the moment it became available.

The creation of this Sea-Stabilizing Pearl demanded resources far beyond ordinary comprehension.

One of its primary components, the Water Lotus Seed, was a rare treasure produced by the Five Elements Lotus Stand, its quality significantly surpassing that of the typical Ascendant Grade Four-Order Five Elements Lotus Stand. After meticulous testing by the master, it was determined that this Water Lotus Seed could only be yielded by a lotus stand nearing the Fifth Order.

As for the other constituents, they were by no means inexpensive.

The Withered Marrow Fire Spirit Drill, a relic left by the ancestors; a minuscule fragment of Top-Grade Jiuyang Geng Metal from Zhou Yunshen.

The Shen Tong Wood, a generous gift from Fairy Qing Lan, his esteemed mentor.

Lastly, the Observatory Master, Zhan Bingtao, expended considerable effort to extract a piece of the Reversed Dragon Scale from the Netherworld Earth Dragon he had vanquished in years past. Though not as supreme as the Dragon Spine or Dragon Heart, the Reversed Dragon Scale remained an exceptional Fourth-Tier Earth Element Material.

Any single one of these principal materials could readily be employed to refine a Magic Item of Medium Grade, or even Ascendant Grade.