Chapter 504

Chapter 504: The Fox State

Going beyond the realms was a total gamble, no surprise there.

After all, the outer realms were basically a chaotic stew where Great Emperors would occasionally traverse the void and Quasi-Emperors were scouring every corner for their path to becoming emperors.

Who knows, maybe a Celestial Lord would get a wild hair and come down to the mortal world to show off, playing the role of a pig to eat the tiger.

In fact, the outer realms are actually not that bad right now.

Why’s that?

Because there’s precedence for it.

You can get away with some outrageous antics, but go too far, and you might just find yourself caught in a massive purge.

Heaven forbid another Great Sage of the Nine Heavens shows up, and then you’ll have nowhere to cry!

In the Sixth Heaven, Lu Ye had already been invincible for quite a while, and with his power, all the strong folks in the Sixth Heaven were lining up to be his enemies, but it still wouldn’t be enough for him to get his fill of killing.

His daily grind was all about making money and practicing cultivation—make money, practice cultivation, repeat.

So when the Darkness Origin proposed venturing out, Lu Ye couldn’t help but feel a little tempted.

As for whether the Darkness Origin was trying to trick him into a trap to kill him, that was out of the question. The Darkness Origin should know that Lu Ye had more than one life to gamble.

Besides, Lu Ye held half the power of the Darkness Origin.

If they really pulled a fast one on Lu Ye, trading one life for half of the Darkness Origin’s energy would be a bargain.

“How are you going to hide me?” Lu Ye asked.

“I’ll use my normal concealment technique. It’s called Dark Boundless; it creates a domain of darkness that even the Heavenly Dao can’t perceive. If I use it to hide you, no one will be able to see your identity,” explained the Darkness Origin.

“But there’s one condition: I need you to stick close to me.”

Create plenty of chances to be together.

Lu Ye thought back to the terrifying forbidden lands and vast secret treasures in the outer realms and felt a stir of excitement.

“Let me think it over.”

“Sure, I’m in no rush,” the Darkness Origin said with a gentle smile.

Lu Ye…

“Stop looking at me like that. How about you change into a different form, maybe an animal?” Lu Ye blurted out, feeling a bit unable to hold back.

The Darkness Origin, puzzled, couldn’t help but twirl, her skirts fluttering, and a sweet aroma enveloping the air.

“I’ve locked in this form. Isn’t it cute?” she asked, looking confused.

Lu Ye didn’t answer that.

“You could turn into a spirit beast; it doesn’t have to be a human form.”

The Darkness Origin thought, wow, genius strategist!

With a swirl, she transformed into an elegant nine-tailed black fox right in front of Lu Ye.

Her nine fluffy tails danced lightly, and her first action was to lick her little paw and gaze up at Lu Ye.

Her voice seemed to take on a sweet lilt, her charm multiplied tenfold.

“Nine Lives, is this okay?” the Darkness Origin asked.

Lu Ye???

As she pranced around, couldn’t she give off some positive vibes for once?

If this nine-tailed black fox tagged along all the time, with those glances, it’d be either aiming to snuggle in Lu Ye’s arms or perch on his shoulder.

If the Darkness Origin really turned into a fox, she’d probably be either lounging on Lu Ye’s shoulder or begging to be held.

Seeing Lu Ye silent, the Darkness Origin sauntered over, gently nudging his calf with her head.

Lu Ye…

“If you keep it up, I’ll kick you away.”

The Darkness Origin transformed back into her human form, looking a bit pitiful. “Then I’ll stick with my human shape. Since everyone around you is human, it would be inconvenient to follow you in another form.”

“After all, if I’m a fox, you wouldn’t hold me.”

Lu Ye was at a loss for words.

What? Should he suggest the Darkness Origin turn into a wild boar?

Damn, the Darkness Origin wasn’t always like this, was she? Who turned her into this?

Lu Ye felt pretty steady regarding the Darkness Origin’s forms, his Dao heart solid as a rock.

Just a bit weirded out.

At this moment, the Heavenly Tribulation for Qing Xuan Daoist had already begun to descend.

It started with fire!

Thunderous flames tumbled from the sky, raising the temperature between heaven and earth, twisting the void into a chaotic mess.

Qing Xuan Daoist conjured a shield and stood in the flames, trying to withstand it with all his might.

This fire burned true essence, incinerated souls, and scorched the flesh.

The intense Calamity Energy surged, but Qing Xuan Daoist was strong—waves of power constantly erupted from him as he used True Essence to extinguish the flames.

Though his body was getting charred to a crisp, his solid foundation kept him mostly unscathed.

After an hour of burning, the ground had turned into glass, and the void continued to ripple with distortion.

The fire calamity hadn’t even faded, and a fierce wind of annihilation began to blow.

The fire drove the wind, and the wind fueled the flames.

You could see Qing Xuan Daoist’s flesh being blown apart, his soul scattering.

It was a torture session.

Very few people from the Sixth Heaven managed to get through this fourfold tribulation.

Earlier, during the thunder tribulation, with Qing Xuan Daoist’s strength, he could have easily breezed through it.

But now with the earth, wind, water, and fire trials, Qing Xuan Daoist was precariously hanging on.

The goal of these four types of calamities was to return cultivators to the heavens and earth.

Fire scorches, wind blows, water engulfs, and earth buries.

This was the most primitive expression of these calamities.

Qing Xuan Daoist was swallowing Dan药 as if they were water, and the Heavenly River-like water surged in, extinguishing the flames and gales, with their opposing forces clashing violently almost taking him out right then and there, threatening to pull him under with the torrent.

Qing Xuan Daoist struggled to keep afloat.

His body shattered and reformed repeatedly, and the pain was unimaginable.

In the end, he was buried.

Endless earth’s power mixed with the water turned it into mud, sealing him in layer after layer, with no end in sight.

It was a terrifying sight.

Qing Xuan Daoist was like an ordinary man trapped in a mudslide, his True Essence felt utterly powerless in that soil.

He struggled desperately, every ounce of his willpower aimed at survival.

Lu Ye watched this scene unfold, a smile spreading across his face.

He made it!

Seeing Qing Xuan Daoist still looking fierce, Lu Ye knew this time he would pass the tribulation.

If it were a weaker person, they wouldn’t have any strength left and could only watch helplessly as the endless mud completely buried them.

But this was Qing Xuan Daoist.

He still had reserves of strength, gradually breaking free from the mud, escaping from this horrific scenario.

His True Essence also changed through the tempering of the earth, wind, water, and fire, and the essence of the Shattering Realm emerged around him.

The Calamity Energy dissipated, and light returned to the sky.

Radiance surged like a tidal wave, landing on Qing Xuan Daoist.

Unable to hold back, he threw his head back and let out a roar.

I did it!

Finally made it!

Hahaha, this poor Daoist is about to ascend!