"Hmph! Almost there!" Yu Tianjun had been meditating and recovering his life force for twenty days. Although his demonic body could automatically recover life force, it was limited. Only after twenty days did he return to his peak state. Healing the Twelve Protectors had cost him a lot of energy.
He had initially speculated that the Protectors were at least at the seventh step of the Saint Ancestor realm or higher, but his guess was wrong! It seemed that breaking through the Saint Ancestor realm was not as easy as he had imagined. Of course, if outsiders knew that Yu Tianjun thought this way, even if he was incredibly heaven-defying, he would surely be slandered by the world to the point where he couldn't raise his head!
"I wonder how those guys are doing..." He was asking about the Eight Great Spirit Bodies. "Hmph! Let's go out and take a look..." In fact, for these twenty days, he had been debating whether or not to undergo tribulation. This time, his tribulation might be even more intense than the last. He planned to completely absorb all the power within the Minor Demonic Realm and push his cultivation to the Divine Venerable realm. The sudden appearance of a Void Grandmaster in the Demonic Sea had given him a sense of insecurity. After their encounter in the Demonic Sea, he knew that he was still no match for a Void Grandmaster. Even if he used the power of Samsara, he couldn't do anything to a Void realm Grandmaster. Perhaps he should focus on breaking through his cultivation.
Leaving the Twelve Protectors here, after a month, they had all initially familiarized themselves with their cultivation. Soon, when they adapted to their cultivation, Yu Tianjun would take them out to undergo tribulation. He decided to go out to undergo tribulation. This time, he would undergo tribulation for three realms consecutively, which he believed would alarm many Grandmasters. After the incident in the Demonic Sea, he didn't want to show himself too much. Undergoing tribulation in the Primeval Wood Forest was not what he wanted. He planned to go to the Demonic Sea again to make his breakthrough.
"Do you think you should undergo tribulation now? If not, then wait until I return from undergoing tribulation in the Demonic Sea, and then you can undergo tribulation." Yu Tianjun said to the Twelve Protectors. Their adaptation to the Minor World didn't require deep seclusion, so waking them up wouldn't have much impact.
"You want to go to the Demonic Sea to undergo tribulation?" Mo Lian frowned. He was a little worried about Yu Tianjun. Four years ago, the Protectors had learned about the terrifying Young Master from the Heavenly Wolf Saint Ancestor. He had become a nightmare for all races in the entire starry sky, including the Human Race! Moreover, a Grandmaster beyond the Saint realm had appeared in the Demonic Sea that day. Why would the Young Master want to go to the Demonic Sea to undergo tribulation?
"Can't you undergo tribulation here, Young Master?" Protector Jiang Wu Si asked. Although Kuang Wu's cultivation had surpassed Chi Danzi and Jiang Wu, Yu Tianjun still didn't change the order. To him, order didn't mean anything, so the Protectors acted as if nothing had happened.
"Hmph! I've already decided. While I'm there, I'll also pick up Xiao Qing. It's been a long time since I've seen him." Yu Tianjun said solemnly. "Do you plan to undergo tribulation now or wait for me to return?" He asked again.
"In that case, let's undergo tribulation now! Anyway, with you here, we'll be fine!" Wu Zixuan finally stepped forward and said.
"Hmph! Anyway, letting you undergo tribulation to break through one level isn't too dangerous. In that case, let's go out!" Yu Tianjun said. "Xiao Kong! Take us out."
"Yes, Young Master!" The Protectors responded. A light image appeared, enveloped them, and they vanished from this region of the Inner World.
"Yi ya!" A small white shadow appeared, looking around in confusion. Where did those guys disappear to?
Suddenly, a hand reached out from the void and grabbed its tail. "Let's take you out for a walk!" This was Yu Tianjun's voice.
Inside the Demon Dragon City's Cultivation Ground, the Eight Great Spirit Bodies and the Heavenly Wolf Saint Ancestor stood, nine people in total. They didn't say much, merely adjusting their breathing, waiting for Yu Tianjun and the others to emerge from the Space-Time World.
"..." A flash of light, and over ten figures appeared. Leading them was a young man with an enchantingly handsome face. At twenty years old, Yu Tianjun was already nearly six chi tall. In his hand, he held the tail of a small white creature that looked like a puppy. Huh, its tail looked more like a horse's! It was the primordial beast, the Cloud Beast cub, Xiao Yun.
"Yiya! Yiya!" The little fellow kicked its four legs in the air, protesting. Yu Tianjun's sudden grab from the void had scared it out of its wits.
"Alright! No more mischief!" Yu Tianjun picked it up, cradled it in his arms, and stroked its head.
"Nyah..." Xiao Yun curiously looked around. This was its first time here. Since hatching, it had only run around Yu Tianjun within the Space-Time World. It was only now seeing Demon Dragon City.
"Ah! Xiao Yun!" Mu Li immediately cried out upon seeing Xiao Yun and rushed towards Yu Tianjun. For women, Xiao Yun was very welcome, but whether it liked them back was another matter.
"Hmph!" A protective qi barrier immediately enveloped Yu Tianjun, released by Xiao Yun. How could Mu Li's cultivation possibly get close? Xiao Yun's cultivation was at the peak of the Second Layer of the Divine Realm, far higher than hers.
"Hey! How dare you not let your big sister hug you..." Mu Li said angrily.
"Sigh... You need to have the demeanor of a refined lady!" Yu Tianjun said with a helpless look. He was truly at his wit's end with this girl; her level of thoughtlessness even made him concede defeat.
"Hmph! Stinky big brother..." She lost interest in Xiao Yun and instead pouted at Yu Tianjun, then turned towards the Eight Great Spirit Children as if to say, "I don't even care to look at you." She didn't notice the group of Guardians behind Yu Tianjun, their faces full of dark lines, looking at her in shock. "You're strong enough! To openly provoke Young Master."
"Haha... Still haven't grown up, have you..." Yu Tianjun said with a casual laugh.
"Young Master..." Heavenly Wolf Saint Ancestor finally had a chance to speak.
"Huh! How are things with what I asked you to look into?" Yu Tianjun looked at Heavenly Wolf and asked.
"Reporting to Young Master! According to the news from Phoenix Island, it is undoubtedly Young Master Yu Tianyuan! That kind of power still exists on Phoenix Island at this moment. Its colors are incredibly vibrant, perhaps just as you said..." Heavenly Wolf respectfully said. He still felt immense pressure when facing Yu Tianjun.
"Hmph! No need to fear me so much! Since I have taken you as my subordinate, you will be like the Twelve Guardians, protecting my Yu family's clansmen in the future. I will not show favoritism!" Yu Tianjun said indifferently. "This matter is probably correct. I will make a trip to Phoenix Island later..."
Four years ago, he already knew that the four people on Phoenix Island had met, but he hadn't wanted to reveal himself. The reason the Yu family was feared was because no one in the Starry Sky could do anything to Yu Tianjun and Yu Shishen at that time, and later, Yu Tianyuan would also leave his mark. However, if they truly surfaced and their whereabouts became known to all races in the Starry Sky, it wouldn't be a good thing. What if some race went mad and besieged them? The Yu family revealing themselves to the world would simply make them targets. He wasn't overly cautious, but it wasn't too late for the Yu family to recover after he was confident enough to slay Saint Realm cultivators, preventing them from escaping his grasp. Yu Tianyuan, who had been completely out of contact for these four years, probably had the same thoughts as him.
Yu Tianyuan, Yu Tianjun, and Yu Shishen could all personally slay Saint Ancestor Realm grandmasters. Even a seventh-step Saint Ancestor Realm cultivator, Yu Shishen could slay with little difficulty. However, that was because those Saint Ancestors hadn't torn through the void and fled. If they fled, the three of them, including Yu Tianjun, wouldn't be able to stop them from leaving. At the very least, Yu Tianjun had to reach the Saint Ancestor Realm before he would allow the Yu family to return to the Blazing God Star Domain. This was without even considering Void Realm grandmasters.
"Yes! Thank you, Young Master! This is my duty." Tian Lang said happily upon hearing this. "This time, Young Master is going out to..."
"To break through! When I return, I'll let you use the Scarlet Heaven Pill, and then I'll let you expand your territory in this Primordial Wood Star Forest." Yu Tianjun said indifferently.
"Ah! Thank you, Young Master!" Tian Lang was incredibly moved upon hearing this. "Expanding the territory isn't difficult. With my current cultivation, expanding my domain won't be hard." He said confidently.
"Hmm! Let's talk about that later!" Yu Tianjun said indifferently. He could build the Primordial Wood Star Forest into a major base in the future, and in the long run, it could become a training ground for the Yu family's descendants. This was his way of accumulating heritage for the Yu family, so that when the Yu family eventually became a Super Force, the Primordial Wood Star Forest would be the family's backyard!
"Hmm! Let's go out! It's time for you all to go out and undergo your tribulations!" Yu Tianjun turned and said to the Twelve Protectors. Today also marked Yu Tianjun's return to the surface after four years within the Space-Time World.
The Demonic Dragon City, like a monstrous beast, began to move to the surface. After today, it would no longer be underground. Yu Tianjun decided to place it directly in Saint Ancestor Tian Lang's immortal cave.
"Boom!" "Boom!" The ground next to Saint Ancestor Tian Lang's immortal cave shook violently. Even from a great distance, one could feel the ground trembling. Previously, the Demonic Dragon City usually only brought a part of itself to the surface. This time, it was its entire body, so the intensity was evident.
"Ah! This young master is finally outside..." Yu Tianjun said with a laugh, as if he had been trapped inside the Space-Time World. In reality, he wanted to stay inside the Space-Time World to avoid the pill tribulations when refining pills!
Pills at the God Lord level already began to attract lightning tribulations. If he refined pills outside, he would probably be struck by lightning every day. That's why a few months ago, he brought all the pills out at once to undergo tribulation, leading to a certain place where the lightning lasted for more than ten days before stopping. Of course, some people recognized it as a pill tribulation, but they didn't dare to investigate.
As soon as Yu Tianjun stepped out, he felt as if his body was connected to the outside world. His Primordial Body automatically formed the Power of Destruction, which had long been stuck at the third stage of the Intent Realm, but now reached the World Realm!
"The body has developed even more perfectly..." The Primordial Soul in the Sea of Consciousness said faintly.
"Huh! It even has a tendency to contend with my Power of Life. It seems the Eight Ultimate Powers are constantly contending with each other," the Demonic Infant in the small world also said. In these past few years, cultivating beside the sapling of the World Tree, it had become even more profound and enigmatic, even exuding an ethereal aura no less than the Main Soul! One should know that the Main Soul was entwined with the Power of Reincarnation.
"Huh! It's not a bad thing..." the Main Soul said.
"Which of you will undergo tribulation first?" Ignoring his internal state, Yu Tianjun looked at the Twelve Protectors and asked.
"Let me go first!" Wu Zixuan stepped forward and said. Among them, he was probably the most suitable. If Mo Lian had only broken through to the seventh step of the Saint Ancestor cultivation, then Mo Lian would have been more suitable for this matter. However, he had already broken through to the eighth step, so this was left to Wu Zixuan.